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Coordinates:	long: -2.85954 lat : 59.04979
Coordinates (gr,min,sec): WGS84	long: -2°51'34.3404 lat : 59°2'59.2584
Surface area:	27.3 km² (0.072 x Isle of Wight)
Length coastline:	35 km
Average height:	23.6 metre
Length island:	9.8 km
Maximum width island (estimate):	4.3 km
Name :	Ward Hill (63 metre)
Orientation island:	Southwest - Northeast

Local native name:	Shapinsay
Archipelago (island group):
Neighboring islands (Island hopping):	1) Mainland Orkney 1.7 km South 2) Gairsay 2.4 km WestNorthWest 3) Wyre 5.3 km NorthWest 4) Egilsay 5.6 km NorthNorthWest 5) Eday 5.7 km North 6) Stronsay 6.3 km East 7) Rousay 7.4 km NorthNorthWest 8) Holm of Grimbister 8.7 km WestSouthWest 9) Sanday 12.5 km NorthNorthEast 10) Auskerry 13.1 km East 11) Westray 16.3 km NorthNorthWest 12) Burray 16.4 km South 13) South Ronaldsay 20.6 km SouthSouthWest 14) Flotta 21.7 km SouthSouthWest 15) Inner Holm 21.8 km WestSouthWest 16) Graemsay 22.2 km WestSouthWest 17) Hoy 23.4 km SouthWest 18) Fara 23.6 km SouthSouthWest 19) Papa Westray 26.8 km North 20) South Walls 27.9 km SouthSouthWest 21) North Ronaldsay 36.1 km NorthNorthEast 22) Island of Stroma 38.8 km SouthSouthWest 23) Fair Isle 80.7 km NorthEast 24) Mainland Shetland 120.1 km NorthEast 25) Foula 121.2 km NorthNorthEast
Country:
Country-section:	Schotland
Location in Country:
Name :
Name :
Main place:	Balfour
Places portal2europe (sister website):	Balfour (West) Edmonstone (NorthEast) Newlot (SouthSouthEast)
Location Main place:	South-southeast
Sea:
Distance to main land:	43 km
Nearest Country:
Type Water:	rocky surface
island-Type:	island in sea
Remarks:

The weather type in Kirkwall	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	6 degrees Celcius
Precipitation last 3 hours:	No precipitation
Wind:	7.2 meter per second (Wind force - bft 4)
Winddirection:	South
Atmospheric pressure:	992 mb
Humidity:	87 %
Daylength at 14 January 2026:	6 hour and 53 minutes
Sunrise:	09:53 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset:	16:46 Europe/Amsterdam

Weather-page: Shapinsay

Kirkwall - GB (longitude: -2.8595, latitude: 59.0498)
Distance weather station to the center island (direction NO): 9.53 km

1:00
5 degrees Celcius
991 mbar
overcast clouds weericoon

4:00
4 degrees Celcius
990 mbar
overcast clouds weericoon

7:00
6 degrees Celcius
990 mbar
light rain weericoon

10:00
6 degrees Celcius
991 mbar
overcast clouds weericoon

13:00
7 degrees Celcius
992 mbar
overcast clouds 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