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

Coordinates:	long: -3.14759 lat : 58.99602
Coordinates (gr,min,sec): WGS84	long: 3° 8' 51.324 lat : 58° 59' 45.672
Surface area:	493.6 km² (1.3 x Isle of Wight)
Length coastline:	297.4 km
Average height:	51 metre
Length island:	42.5 km
Maximum width island (estimate):	22.7 km
Name :	Mid Hill (271 metre)
Orientation island:	Northwest - Southeast

Local native name:	Mainland Orkney
Archipelago (island group):	Orkney Islands
Neighboring islands (Island hopping):	1) Inner Holm 0.135 km SouthSouthWest 2) Holm of Grimbister 0.261 km NorthEast 3) Graemsay 0.923 km South 4) Gairsay 1.1 km EastNorthEast 5) Rousay 1.4 km NorthEast 6) Shapinsay 1.7 km North 7) Burray 2.1 km SouthSouthEast 8) Wyre 2.2 km EastNorthEast 9) Hoy 2.6 km SouthSouthWest 10) South Ronaldsay 5.4 km SouthWest 11) Fara 6.1 km South 12) Egilsay 7.2 km EastNorthEast 13) Flotta 8.2 km SouthSouthEast 14) Auskerry 9.7 km NorthEast 15) Stronsay 11.5 km NorthEast 16) South Walls 11.9 km South 17) Eday 14.4 km EastNorthEast 18) Westray 15.9 km NorthEast 19) Sanday 21.7 km NorthEast 20) Island of Stroma 24.2 km SouthSouthWest 21) Papa Westray 24.3 km NorthNorthEast 22) North Ronaldsay 44 km NorthEast 23) Fair Isle 85 km NorthEast 24) Foula 123.7 km NorthNorthEast 25) Mainland Shetland 126.4 km NorthEast
Country:	Great Britain
Country-section:	Schotland
Location in Country:	North
Name council area:	Council area Orkney Islands
Name Ward:	Ward West Mainland
Main place:	Kirkwall
Location Main place:	North-northeast
Sea:	North Sea
Distance to main land:	28 km
Nearest Country:	Great Britain
Type Water:	rocky surface
island-Type:	island in sea
Remarks:	Known for Skara Brae - settlement from the Neolithic.

The weather type in Orphir	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	7 degrees Celcius
Precipitation last 3 hours:	No precipitation
Wind:	8.75 meter per second (Wind force - bft 5)
Winddirection:	Southeast
Atmospheric pressure:	1001 mb
Humidity:	93 %
Daylength at 8 February 2026:	8 hour and 43 minutes
Sunrise:	09:05 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset:	17:48 Europe/Amsterdam

Weather-page: Mainland Orkney

Orphir - GB (longitude: -3.1476, latitude: 58.996)
Distance weather station to the center island (direction N): 6.65 km

22:00
7 degrees Celcius
1001 mbar
overcast clouds weericoon

1:00
7 degrees Celcius
1000 mbar
overcast clouds weericoon

4:00
7 degrees Celcius
1000 mbar
light rain weericoon

7:00
7 degrees Celcius
1000 mbar
overcast clouds weericoon

10:00
7 degrees Celcius
999 mbar
light rain weericoon

Directly accessible from Western Europe (The Netherlands) by plane:	No
International airport present :	No
Accessible by car:	Yes
Distance from Western Europe (The Netherlands) (rough estimate):	1201 km
Ferry connection - Car - Car - with mainland:	Yes
Boat Connection - pedestrian - with mainland:	Yes
Ferry - Car - connect with another island - Island hopping:	Yes
Boat Connection - pedestrian - with another island:	Yes
Bicycle facilities:	Yes

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