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For a detailed description of this island, see our info-island-page:Egilsay

Coordinates:	long: -2.92681 lat : 59.15233
Coordinates (gr,min,sec): WGS84	long: -2°55'36.5304 lat : 59°9'0.837
Surface area:	6.1 km² (0.016 x Isle of Wight)
Length coastline:	12.4 km
Average height:	15.3 metre
Length island:	5 km
Maximum width island (estimate):	2 km
Name :	(36 metre)
Orientation island:	North - South

Local native name:	Egilsay
Archipelago (island group):
Neighboring islands (Island hopping):	1) Rousay 1.2 km NorthWest 2) Wyre 1.6 km SouthWest 3) Gairsay 4.5 km SouthSouthWest 4) Eday 4.9 km EastNorthEast 5) Shapinsay 5.6 km SouthSouthEast 6) Westray 6.9 km NorthNorthEast 7) Mainland Orkney 7.2 km WestSouthWest 8) Sanday 12.4 km EastNorthEast 9) Stronsay 13.4 km East 10) Holm of Grimbister 16.1 km SouthSouthWest 11) Papa Westray 17.2 km North 12) Auskerry 22 km EastSouthEast 13) Inner Holm 28 km SouthWest 14) Burray 28.1 km South 15) Graemsay 29.2 km SouthWest 16) Flotta 32 km SouthSouthWest 17) Hoy 32.1 km SouthWest 18) South Ronaldsay 32.1 km South 19) Fara 33.2 km SouthSouthWest 20) North Ronaldsay 33.9 km NorthEast 21) South Walls 37.9 km SouthSouthWest 22) Island of Stroma 49.2 km SouthSouthWest 23) Fair Isle 81.3 km EastNorthEast 24) Foula 115.3 km NorthNorthEast 25) Mainland Shetland 118.3 km NorthEast
Country:
Country-section:	Schotland
Location in Country:
Name :
Name :
Main place:	verspreide bebouwing
Places portal2europe (sister website):	onziebust (South) Skaill (WestNorthWest)
Sea:
Distance to main land:	54 km
Nearest Country:
Type Water:	rocky surface
island-Type:	island in sea
Remarks:

The weather type in Orkney Islands	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	9 degrees Celcius
Precipitation last 3 hours:	No precipitation
Wind:	10.36 meter per second (Wind force - bft 5)
Winddirection:	Southeast
Atmospheric pressure:	1001 mb
Humidity:	85 %
Daylength at 4 December 2025:	6 hour and 33 minutes
Sunrise:	09:45 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset:	16:18 Europe/Amsterdam

Weather-page: Egilsay

Orkney Islands - GB (longitude: -2.9268, latitude: 59.1523)
Distance weather station to the center island (direction N): not known

1:00
8 degrees Celcius
1001 mbar
light rain weericoon

4:00
8 degrees Celcius
1001 mbar
light rain weericoon

7:00
8 degrees Celcius
1000 mbar
overcast clouds weericoon

10:00
8 degrees Celcius
997 mbar
overcast clouds weericoon

13:00
9 degrees Celcius
994 mbar
light rain weericoon

Directly accessible from Western Europe (The Netherlands) by plane:	No
International airport present :	No
Accessible by car:	No
Distance from Western Europe (The Netherlands) (rough estimate):	0 km
Ferry connection - Car - Car - with mainland:	No
Boat Connection - pedestrian - with mainland:	No
Ferry - Car - connect with another island - Island hopping:	No
Boat Connection - pedestrian - with another island:	No
Bicycle facilities:	No