Gorseness
in Orkney Islands of Scotland, United Kingdom

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Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
59.059 and -3.022 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 59° 3' 32" and W -3° 1' 18"
Currency and Currency Code:
Pound - GBP
Spoken languages:
English, Welsh, Scottish Gaelic
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 01:17 PM (Thursday)
Timezone: Europe/London
UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
5:46 am and 6:46 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-46.483 and 169.700 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Pounawea
References
This place on Geonames.org
Current travel safety evaluation for United Kingdom in Northern Europe

Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to United Kingdom.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning United Kingdom. Last Update: 2024-03-28 08:18:27

Discover Gorseness

Gorseness in Orkney Islands (Scotland) is a town in United Kingdom about 534 mi (or 859 km) north of London, the country's capital city.

Current time in Gorseness is now 01:17 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of zero hours. We know of 7 airports near Gorseness, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Kirkwall Airport in a distance of 8 mi (or 13 km), South-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Heart of Neolithic Orkney in a distance of 9 mi (or 14 km), South-East. Looking for a place to stay? we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.

When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Kirkwall, Elgin, Highland, Inverness and Aberdeen. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 7°C / 45 °F

Morning Temperature 7°C / 44 °F
Evening Temperature 7°C / 44 °F
Night Temperature 6°C / 43 °F
Chance of rainfall 5%
Air Humidity 92%
Air Pressure 984 hPa
Wind Speed Strong breeze with 22 km/h (14 mph) from North-West
Cloud Conditions Broken clouds, covering 84% of sky
General Conditions Light rain

Friday, 29th of March 2024

7°C (45 °F)
7°C (45 °F)
Moderate rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.

Saturday, 30th of March 2024

8°C (46 °F)
8°C (46 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, scattered clouds.

Sunday, 31st of March 2024

8°C (46 °F)
8°C (46 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, broken clouds.

Hotels and Places to Stay

Albert Hotel

Address
5,6 mi
Mounthoolie Lane
KW15 1JZ Kirkwall
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Videos from this area

These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.

Kirkwall, Orkney Scotland bar fight at Skippers

Published: May 21, 2012
Length: 58:02 min
Rating: 3 of 5
Author: kristalrhea

Kirkwall, Orkney Scotland bar fight at Skippers.


DIAMOND JUBILEE KIRKWALL 3RD JUNE 2012.wmv

Published: June 05, 2012
Length: 39:55 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Colin Anderson

Diamond jubilee parade orginised by the British Legion Kirkwall Branch. Ledby the Kirkwall City PipeBand.


Kirkwall Rovers v Thurso Academicals 1st June 2013

Published: June 02, 2013
Length: 38:00 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Picture House

A fine sunny day greets the Acks as they travel to Kirkwall for a clash with Kirkwall Rovers.


NZ Sea Adventures - 2014 Scapa Flow Trip

Published: January 12, 2015
Length: 29:58 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: New Zealand Sea Adventures

Three of us decided to dive the historic site of the scuttled WW1 High Seas Fleet in Scapa Flow harbour. Three 25000 ton Battleships and four Cruiser remain. This was a awesome trip of 19...


liners leaving hatston pier kirkwall orkney

Published: August 07, 2008
Length: 08:06 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: havley

two liners leaving kirkwall with a tug 07/08/2008 marco polo and silver cloud.


06 The Earl of Kirkwall, Knights Templar

Published: June 30, 2008
Length: 54:01 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Cindy Rockney

The palace of the Earl of Kirkwall. He lived in Scotland near Edinburgh as an Earl. His library with the Treasure Map burned down, but angels saved the map. It was moved to the Orkney Island...


Riding of the Marches kirkwall orkney

Published: August 12, 2008
Length: 24:16 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: havley

Dating back centuries, the Riding of the Marches was revived in 1986, as part of the celebrations to mark the 500th anniversary of the granting of Kirkwall's Royal Charter by King James III, in 1486.


Kirkwall Ba 2004

Published: February 14, 2011
Length: 40:01 min
Rating: 3 of 5
Author: KirkwallOrkney

The Kirkwall Ba Game from New Year's Day 2004.


Kirkwall Mens Ba New Year 2012

Published: June 02, 2012
Length: 57:04 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Colin Anderson

37 minutes into the mens Ba New Years Day 2012.


Kirkwall Pipe Band.

Published: May 17, 2013
Length: 14:12 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: bethmurray14

This is the Kirkwall Pipe Band playing for the Norwegian Constitution Day outside St. Magnus Cathedral on 17th May 2013.


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Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

Rendall

Rendall is a former parish in Mainland, Orkney. It is in the north west of the island and lies east of the parishes of Birsay and Evie and north east of Harray. The island of Gairsay is also in the parish. Rendall was later merged with Evie, and now forms part of the civil parish of Evie and Rendall.

Located at 59.0683, -3.05972 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Parishes of Orkney