Stromness
in Orkney Islands of Scotland, United Kingdom
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Flotta Isle Airport (11 mi) - Kirkwall Airport (14 mi)
- Eday Airport (24 mi)
- Stronsay Airport (27 mi)
- Westray Airport (29 mi)
- Papa Westray Airport (30 mi)
- Sanday Airport (32 mi)
- Wick Airport (36 mi)
- Aberdeen Dyce Airport (128 mi)
- Heart of Neolithic Orkney (Unesco heritage, 17 mi)
- Reay Golf Course (Golf course, 27 mi)
- Thurso Golf Club (Golf course, 27 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 58.965 and -3.296 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 58° 57' 53" and W -3° 17' 45"
- 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: 10:06 AM (Thursday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:28 am and 8:53 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -46.483 and 169.700 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Pounawea - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
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: 2024-04-25 08:17:04
Delve into Stromness
Stromness in Orkney Islands (Scotland) with it's 1,730 habitants is a town located in United Kingdom about 530 mi (or 853 km) north of London, the country's capital town.
Time in Stromness is now 10:06 AM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 9 airports closer to Stromness, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Flotta Isle Airport in a distance of 11 mi (or 18 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 17 mi (or 28 km), East. Also, if you like the game of golf, there are some options within driving distance.
Since you are here already, 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: 6°C / 43 °F
| Morning Temperature | 6°C / 43 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 6°C / 44 °F |
| Night Temperature | 5°C / 41 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 63% |
| Air Pressure | 1006 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Fresh Breeze with 15 km/h (9 mph) from South |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 97% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Friday, 26th of April 2024
6°C (43 °F)
6°C (43 °F)
Overcast clouds, light breeze.
Saturday, 27th of April 2024
7°C (44 °F)
7°C (45 °F)
Broken clouds, fresh breeze.
Sunday, 28th of April 2024
7°C (45 °F)
7°C (45 °F)
Sky is clear, fresh breeze, clear sky.
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
First Minister opens new Stromness pier
A new pier at Copland's Dock in Stromness, ensuring that Orkney continues to play a central role in the growing marine renewables sector, has been officially opened by First Minister Alex Salmond....
Ferry to Stromness, Orkney from Scrabster, Caithness, Scotland
Scenes from the ferry trip leaving Scrabster, near Thurso, and sailing to Stromness in Orkney, passing the Old Man of Hoy. The voyage takes about one and a half hours.
Stromness Weather (Timelapse Video)
Timelapse of Stromness Bay, Orkney on 4th August 2010 from 10:39am until 5:12pm. Taken from the computer lab at the International Centre for Island Technology (ICIT). Each frame was taken every...
Pelamis Wave Power EMEC Billia Croo Stromness Orkney Isles
The P2 machine has been built for E.ON UK At 180 metres in length, the second generation P2 machine is far larger than the original Pelamis prototype previously tested at EMEC EMEC's wave...
Sailing Round Britain 2010 Pt 8, Stornoway to Stromness
Part 8 of 12 recounting a voyage round Britain in a Bavaria 43 sailing yacht between June and August 2010 with skipper Mike Ferro and first mate Carole Bradley. After leaving Stornoway bound...
Northlink Ferries Stromness Scrabster
Fahrt mit der MV Hamnavoe der North Link Ferries von Stromness auf den Orkney Inseln nach Scrabster auf dem Festland von Schottland.
Diving Scapa Flow with MV Invincible - Stromness Scotland
Diving with MV Invincible as a guest of Ian 'Fantastic' Trumpess and his lovely wife Fiona is an experience that is definitely worth it. We enjoyed a week of diving and hospitality onboard...
efsa stromness
Practice day at EFSA Boat and Line Class Championships in Stromness Orkney 2009.
Scrabster to Stromness ferry 2013 to Orkney Island, Scotland
Orkney International Science Festival Ness Battery Stromness
The most intact World War II gun battery in Britain today. Gun emplacements, observation/.control WWII Coastal Battery.
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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.
Graemsay
Graemsay is an island in the western approaches to Scapa Flow, in the Orkney Islands of Scotland. The island has two lighthouses.
Pier Arts Centre
The Pier Arts Centre in Stromness, Orkney, was opened to the public in 1979 to house a collection of British art donated to ‘be held in trust for Orkney’ by the author, peace activist and philanthropist Margaret Gardiner. Admission is free. Gardiner had first visited Orkney in the 1950s and converted the old quayside building to house her collection of modern paintings and sculpture.
European Marine Energy Centre
The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) is a UKAS accredited test and research centre focusing on wave and tidal power development based in the Orkney Islands, UK. It claims to provide developers with the opportunity to test full-scale grid-connected prototype devices in unrivalled wave and tidal conditions.
Hoy Sound
Hoy Sound is a body of salt water subject to tidal currents situated south of the village of Stromness in the Orkney archipelago of Scotland. The sound lies north of the island of Hoy and to the south of Mainland Orkney. To the west are the open waters of the Atlantic Ocean and the natural harbour of Scapa Flow is to the east. Hoy Sound connects to Scapa Flow via Burra Sound to the south of the island of Graemsay and Clestrain Sound to this island's north.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Stromness.
Stromness Ferry Port › South: › South: Stromness Harbour, Stromness Ferry Port (source)
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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Hamnavoe, Strømnes, Straumnes, Stromnæs, Sróimnis, סטרומנס, 스트롬니스, Стромнесс, 斯特罗姆内斯
