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Coordinates:	long: -3.03542 lat : 59.16058
Coordinates (gr,min,sec): WGS84	long: -3°2'7.5228 lat : 59°9'38.0736
Surface area:	46.5 km² (0.122 x Isle of Wight)
Length coastline:	37.3 km
Average height:	85.9 metre
Length island:	9.9 km
Maximum width island (estimate):	8 km
Name :	Blotchnie Fiold (248 metre)
Orientation island:	Northwest - Southeast

Local native name:	Rousay
Archipelago (island group):
Neighboring islands (Island hopping):	1) Wyre 0.812 km SouthSouthEast 2) Egilsay 1.2 km SouthEast 3) Mainland Orkney 1.4 km SouthWest 4) Gairsay 4.3 km South 5) Westray 6.4 km NorthEast 6) Eday 7.2 km East 7) Shapinsay 7.4 km SouthSouthEast 8) Holm of Grimbister 13.7 km South 9) Sanday 14.5 km East 10) Papa Westray 15.6 km NorthNorthEast 11) Stronsay 16.1 km East 12) Inner Holm 23.3 km SouthSouthWest 13) Auskerry 24.8 km EastSouthEast 14) Graemsay 25 km SouthSouthWest 15) Hoy 27.4 km SouthSouthWest 16) Burray 29 km South 17) Flotta 30.9 km South 18) Fara 30.9 km SouthSouthWest 19) South Ronaldsay 32.6 km South 20) North Ronaldsay 34.7 km NorthEast 21) South Walls 36.2 km South 22) Island of Stroma 48.2 km South 23) Fair Isle 82.6 km EastNorthEast 24) Foula 114.6 km NorthNorthEast 25) Mainland Shetland 118.8 km NorthEast
Country:
Country-section:	Schotland
Location in Country:
Name :
Name :
Main place:	Brinian
Places portal2europe (sister website):	Banks (EastSouthEast) Brinian (WestSouthWest) Ervadale (East) Frotoft (SouthSouthWest) Sourin (East) Wasbister (NorthNorthWest) Westness (WestSouthWest)
Location Main place:	South-southeast
Sea:
Distance to main land:	53 km
Nearest Country:
Type Rock outcrop:	rocky surface
island-Type:	island in sea
Remarks:

The weather type in Pierowall	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	2 degrees Celcius
Precipitation last 3 hours:	No precipitation
Wind:	11.6 meter per second (Wind force - bft 6)
Winddirection:	Northwest
Atmospheric pressure:	991 mb
Humidity:	54 %
Daylength at 21 November 2024:	7 hour and 17 minutes
Sunrise:	09:20 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset:	16:36 Europe/Amsterdam

Weather-page: Rousay

Pierowall - GB (longitude: -3.0354, latitude: 59.1606)
Distance weather station to the center island (direction Z): 17.77 km

10:00
3 degrees Celcius
991 mbar
light rain weericoon

13:00
5 degrees Celcius
990 mbar
light rain weericoon

16:00
6 degrees Celcius
992 mbar
light rain weericoon

19:00
6 degrees Celcius
994 mbar
light rain weericoon

22:00
6 degrees Celcius
995 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