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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 Rock outcrop:	rocky surface
island-Type:	island in sea
Remarks:

The weather type in Pierowall	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	3 degrees Celcius
Precipitation last 3 hours:	No precipitation
Wind:	7.88 meter per second (Wind force - bft 4)
Winddirection:	North-northwest
Atmospheric pressure:	990 mb
Humidity:	50 %
Daylength at 21 November 2024:	7 hour and 15 minutes
Sunrise:	09:20 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset:	16:35 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

13:00
5 degrees Celcius
990 mbar
light rain weericoon

16:00
7 degrees Celcius
992 mbar
light rain weericoon

19:00
6 degrees Celcius
994 mbar
scattered clouds weericoon

22:00
6 degrees Celcius
995 mbar
light rain weericoon

1:00
4 degrees Celcius
998 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