Needle Point
Needle Point is a locality in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Needle Point is situated nearby to the locality The Golt, as well as near Hope Pier.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sorquoy,standing stone,Papley.
Sorquoy,standing stone,Papley
Archaeological site
Photo: Ian Balcombe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sorquoy,standing stone,Papley is an archaeological site, which is situated 2½ miles southeast of Needle Point.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saint Margaret’s Hope and Hoxa.
Saint Margaret’s Hope
Village
Photo: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Margaret's Hope is a village in the Orkney Islands, off the north coast of Scotland. It is known locally as The Hope or The Hup. With a population of about 550, it is Orkney's third largest settlement after Kirkwall and Stromness.
Hoxa
Village
Photo: Sarah Charlesworth, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hoxa is a small settlement on the island of South Ronaldsay in the Orkney Islands north of mainland Scotland. Hoxa is located 1+1⁄4 miles west of St Margaret's Hope at the end of the B9043 road. Hoxa is situated 2 miles west of Needle Point.
Ayre of Cara
Locality
Photo: Karl Cooper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ayre of Cara is a locality, which is situated 2 miles east of Needle Point.
Needle Point
- Type: Locality
- Description: cape in Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK
- Category: cape
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.83538° or 58° 50′ 7″ northLongitude
-2.96117° or 2° 57′ 40″ westElevation
115 feet (35 metres)Open location code
9CCVR2PQ+5GOpenStreetMap ID
node 7926134544OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Needle Point” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Needle Point”
- Swedish: “Needle Point (udde i Storbritannien)”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as The Golt and Hope Pier.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include St Margaret’s Hope Pier and Marengo Centre.
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