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Coordinates:	long: -3.30342 lat : 58.85670
Coordinates (gr,min,sec): WGS84	long: -3°18'12.3084 lat : 58°51'24.1056
Surface area:	135 km² (0.356 x Isle of Wight)
Length coastline:	73.7 km
Average height:	135.8 metre
Length island:	19.5 km
Maximum width island (estimate):	10.2 km
Name :	Ward Hill (476 metre)
Orientation island:	North-northwest - South-southeast

Habited:	Yes
Number of inhabitants:	419
Population density:	2.90 inh/km2
Important places (direction):	Murra (N) Linksness (NNO) Lyness (OZO) Rinnigill (OZO) Saltness (Z) Melsetter (Z) Hurliness (Z) Brims (Z) Rackwick (W)

Local native name:	Hoy
Archipelago (island group):
Neighboring islands (Island hopping):	1) South Walls 0.343 km NorthEast 2) Fara 0.843 km NorthNorthEast 3) Graemsay 0.886 km East 4) Flotta 1.3 km EastNorthEast 5) Mainland Orkney 2.6 km NorthNorthEast 6) Inner Holm 4 km NorthEast 7) South Ronaldsay 7.5 km East 8) Island of Stroma 10.4 km SouthEast 9) Burray 10.8 km EastNorthEast 10) Holm of Grimbister 15.4 km NorthNorthEast 11) Shapinsay 23.4 km NorthEast 12) Gairsay 25.5 km NorthEast 13) Rousay 27.4 km NorthNorthEast 14) Wyre 27.5 km NorthEast 15) Egilsay 32.1 km NorthEast 16) Stronsay 37.4 km NorthEast 17) Eday 37.9 km NorthEast 18) Auskerry 40.1 km EastNorthEast 19) Westray 41.9 km NorthNorthEast 20) Sanday 45.3 km NorthEast 21) Papa Westray 50.2 km NorthNorthEast 22) North Ronaldsay 68.9 km NorthEast 23) Fair Isle 113.6 km NorthEast 24) Foula 149.7 km NorthNorthEast 25) Mainland Shetland 153.2 km NorthEast
Country:
Country-section:	Schotland
Location in Country:
Name :
Name :
Main place:	Lyness
Places portal2europe (sister website):	Brims (WestSouthWest) Crockness (West) Hoy (WestSouthWest) Hurliness (WestSouthWest) Linksness (Central) Little Ayre (WestSouthWest) Lyness (WestNorthWest) Melsetter (South) Moorfea (NorthWest) Murra (West) Quoyness Rackwick (WestNorthWest) Rinnigill (West)
Location Main place:	East-southeast
Sea:
Distance to main land:	12 km
Nearest Country:
Type Water:	sand
island-Type:	island in sea
Remarks:

The weather type in Stromness	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	5 degrees Celcius
Precipitation last 3 hours:	No precipitation
Wind:	13.11 meter per second (Wind force - bft 6)
Winddirection:	South-southeast
Atmospheric pressure:	1000 mb
Humidity:	93 %
Daylength at 8 February 2026:	8 hour and 44 minutes
Sunrise:	09:05 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset:	17:49 Europe/Amsterdam

Weather-page: Hoy

Stromness - GB (longitude: -3.3034, latitude: 58.8567)
Distance weather station to the center island (direction Z): 11.65 km

22:00
5 degrees Celcius
1001 mbar
overcast clouds weericoon

1:00
5 degrees Celcius
1000 mbar
overcast clouds weericoon

4:00
5 degrees Celcius
1000 mbar
light rain weericoon

7:00
5 degrees Celcius
1000 mbar
overcast clouds weericoon

10:00
5 degrees Celcius
999 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