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Coordinates:	long: -2.89188 lat : 59.35343
Coordinates (gr,min,sec): WGS84	long: -2°53'3.075 lat : 59°21'12.3516
Surface area:	8.8 km² (0.023 x Isle of Wight)
Length coastline:	17.7 km
Average height:	15.7 metre
Length island:	7 km
Maximum width island (estimate):	2 km
Name :	North Hill (44 metre)
Orientation island:	North - South

Local native name:	Papa Westray
Archipelago (island group):
Neighboring islands (Island hopping):	1) Westray 1.8 km West 2) Eday 11 km SouthEast 3) Rousay 15.6 km SouthSouthWest 4) Sanday 15.6 km EastSouthEast 5) Egilsay 17.2 km South 6) Wyre 22.1 km South 7) Stronsay 22.6 km SouthSouthEast 8) North Ronaldsay 23.8 km East 9) Mainland Orkney 24.3 km SouthSouthWest 10) Gairsay 26.1 km South 11) Shapinsay 26.8 km South 12) Auskerry 36.5 km SouthSouthEast 13) Holm of Grimbister 36.8 km SouthSouthWest 14) Inner Holm 46.1 km SouthSouthWest 15) Graemsay 48 km SouthSouthWest 16) Burray 50.2 km South 17) Hoy 50.2 km SouthSouthWest 18) Flotta 53.7 km South 19) South Ronaldsay 54.2 km 20) Fara 54.2 km SouthSouthWest 21) South Walls 59.3 km SouthSouthWest 22) Fair Isle 70.5 km EastNorthEast 23) Island of Stroma 71 km South 24) Foula 92.7 km NorthNorthEast 25) Mainland Shetland 101.4 km NorthEast
Country:
Country-section:	Schotland
Location in Country:
Name :
Name :
Main place:	Backaskaill
Places portal2europe (sister website):	Backaskaill (Central) Gayfield (SouthSouthWest) Holland (Central)
Location Main place:	West
Sea:
Distance to main land:	76 km
Nearest Country:
Type Rock outcrop:	rocky surface
island-Type:	island in sea
Remarks:

The weather type in Pierowall	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	5 degrees Celcius
Precipitation last 3 hours:	No precipitation
Wind:	5.58 meter per second (Wind force - bft 4)
Winddirection:	North-northeast
Atmospheric pressure:	1006 mb
Humidity:	78 %
Daylength at 26 April 2024:	15 hour and 23 minutes
Sunrise:	06:27 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset:	21:51 Europe/Amsterdam

Weather-page: Papa Westray

Pierowall - GB (longitude: -2.8919, latitude: 59.3534)
Distance weather station to the center island (direction NO): 6.79 km

2:00
6 degrees Celcius
1006 mbar
light rain weericoon

5:00
6 degrees Celcius
1006 mbar
light rain weericoon

8:00
6 degrees Celcius
1007 mbar
light rain weericoon

11:00
6 degrees Celcius
1007 mbar
light rain weericoon

14:00
6 degrees Celcius
1007 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