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For a detailed description of this island, see our info-island-page:Sanday

Coordinates:	long: -2.56347 lat : 59.25979
Coordinates (gr,min,sec): WGS84	long: -2°3'22.8492 lat : 59°15'35.2584
Surface area:	49.2 km² (0.13 x Isle of Wight)
Length coastline:	103.4 km
Average height:	10.9 metre
Length island:	21 km
Maximum width island (estimate):	8 km
Name :	The Wart (62 metre)
Orientation island:	Southwest - Northeast

Local native name:	Sanday
Archipelago (island group):
Neighboring islands (Island hopping):	1) Eday 2.1 km West 2) Stronsay 3.6 km SouthSouthEast 3) North Ronaldsay 3.9 km North 4) Westray 8.6 km WestNorthWest 5) Egilsay 12.4 km WestSouthWest 6) Shapinsay 12.5 km SouthSouthWest 7) Rousay 14.5 km West 8) Papa Westray 15.6 km WestNorthWest 9) Wyre 16.2 km WestSouthWest 10) Auskerry 17.6 km SouthSouthEast 11) Gairsay 18.6 km SouthWest 12) Mainland Orkney 21.7 km SouthWest 13) Holm of Grimbister 29.7 km SouthWest 14) Burray 36.4 km SouthSouthWest 15) South Ronaldsay 40.6 km SouthSouthWest 16) Inner Holm 42.3 km SouthWest 17) Flotta 43.2 km SouthSouthWest 18) Graemsay 43.3 km SouthWest 19) Hoy 45.3 km SouthWest 20) Fara 45.6 km SouthWest 21) Fair Isle 48.8 km EastNorthEast 22) South Walls 49.6 km SouthSouthWest 23) Island of Stroma 59.7 km SouthSouthWest 24) Mainland Shetland 86.9 km NorthEast 25) Foula 91 km NorthNorthEast
Country:
Country-section:	Schotland
Location in Country:
Name :
Name :
Main place:	Lady Village
Places portal2europe (sister website):	Braeswick (WestSouthWest) Broughtown (Central) Burness (NorthNorthWest) Lady (Central) Lettan (South) Newark (Central) Northwall (EastNorthEast) Scar (North) Sellibister (EastNorthEast) Stove (WestSouthWest)
Location Main place:	Center
Sea:
Distance to main land:	63 km
Nearest Country:
Type Water:	rocky surface
island-Type:	island in sea
Remarks:

The weather type in Pierowall	broken clouds
Current temperature:	8 degrees Celcius
Precipitation last 3 hours:	No precipitation
Wind:	12.56 meter per second (Wind force - bft 6)
Winddirection:	Southwest
Atmospheric pressure:	1010 mb
Humidity:	80 %
Daylength at 13 December 2025:	6 hour and 12 minutes
Sunrise:	09:58 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset:	16:10 Europe/Amsterdam

Weather-page: Sanday

Pierowall - GB (longitude: -2.5635, latitude: 59.2598)
Distance weather station to the center island (direction OSO): 25.11 km

7:00
7 degrees Celcius
1009 mbar
broken clouds weericoon

10:00
9 degrees Celcius
1005 mbar
broken clouds weericoon

13:00
9 degrees Celcius
999 mbar
light rain weericoon

16:00
11 degrees Celcius
996 mbar
moderate rain weericoon

19:00
12 degrees Celcius
997 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