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Coordinates:	long: -2.96108 lat : 59.29691
Coordinates (gr,min,sec): WGS84	long: -2°57'39.9024 lat : 59°1'46.8876
Surface area:	47.4 km² (0.125 x Isle of Wight)
Length coastline:	68.7 km
Average height:	28.1 metre
Length island:	16.5 km
Maximum width island (estimate):	9.8 km
Name :	Fitty Hill (164 metre)
Orientation island:	Northwest - Southeast

Local native name:	Westray
Archipelago (island group):
Neighboring islands (Island hopping):	1) Papa Westray 1.8 km East 2) Eday 3 km EastSouthEast 3) Rousay 6.4 km SouthWest 4) Egilsay 6.9 km SouthSouthWest 5) Sanday 8.6 km EastSouthEast 6) Wyre 12 km SouthSouthWest 7) Stronsay 14 km SouthEast 8) Gairsay 15.9 km SouthSouthWest 9) Mainland Orkney 15.9 km SouthWest 10) Shapinsay 16.3 km SouthSouthEast 11) North Ronaldsay 25.1 km EastNorthEast 12) Holm of Grimbister 27.2 km SouthSouthWest 13) Auskerry 27.5 km SouthEast 14) Inner Holm 37.7 km SouthSouthWest 15) Graemsay 39.4 km SouthWest 16) Burray 39.5 km 17) Hoy 41.9 km SouthSouthWest 18) Flotta 43.5 km SouthSouthWest 19) South Ronaldsay 43.5 km South 20) Fara 44.5 km SouthSouthWest 21) South Walls 49.4 km SouthSouthWest 22) Island of Stroma 60.8 km SouthSouthWest 23) Fair Isle 73.4 km EastNorthEast 24) Foula 97.3 km NorthNorthEast 25) Mainland Shetland 106.4 km NorthEast
Country:
Country-section:	Schotland
Location in Country:
Name :
Name :
Main place:	Pierowall
Places portal2europe (sister website):	Braehead (Central) Broughton (Central) Langskaill (SouthWest) Midbea (Central) Pierowall (NorthNorthWest) Rackwick (West) Rapness (SouthEast) Skaill (WestNorthWest) Skelwick (EastSouthEast) Sulland (SouthEast) Windywalls (WestNorthWest)
Location Main place:	North
Sea:
Distance to main land:	65 km
Nearest Country:
Type Water:	rocky surface
island-Type:	island in sea
Remarks:

The weather type in Pierowall	moderate rain
Current temperature:	6 degrees Celcius
Precipitation last 3 hours:	No precipitation
Wind:	12.08 meter per second (Wind force - bft 6)
Winddirection:	South
Atmospheric pressure:	992 mb
Humidity:	84 %
Daylength at 15 January 2026:	6 hour and 50 minutes
Sunrise:	09:55 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset:	16:45 Europe/Amsterdam

Weather-page: Westray

Pierowall - GB (longitude: -2.9611, latitude: 59.2969)
Distance weather station to the center island (direction ZO): 2.94 km

1:00
5 degrees Celcius
991 mbar
overcast clouds weericoon

4:00
5 degrees Celcius
990 mbar
light rain weericoon

7:00
6 degrees Celcius
990 mbar
light rain weericoon

10:00
7 degrees Celcius
991 mbar
light rain 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