Hoy Sound

Hoy Sound is a body of salt water subject to tidal currents situated south of the town of in the archipelago of Scotland. The sound lies north of the island of and to the south of Mainland Orkney.
Wikipedia
Photo: Dave Simpson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hoy Sound Low Light and Stromness Museum.

Lighthouse
Photo: Fabio Sassi, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Graemsay is an island in the western approaches to , in the Orkney Islands of .

Museum
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is a small independent museum in the…

Island
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is an island in the western approaches to , in the Orkney Islands of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Stromness and Bu‘ Point.

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is a port on the Mainland of the , with a population of roughly 2200.

Locality
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is a locality.

Locality
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is a village on , in , Scotland.

Hoy Sound

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Latitude
58.94498° or 58° 56′ 42″ north
Longitude
-3.32847° or 3° 19′ 43″ west
Open location code
9CCRWMVC+XJ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 233809562
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­strait
Geo­Names ID
2646468
Wiki­data ID
Q5922767

Satellite Map

Discover this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Swedish—“Hoy Sound” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Hoy Sound”
  • Cebuano: “Hoy Sound”
  • Swedish: “Hoy Sound”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Point of Oxan and Fulzie Geo.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Warebeth Cemetery Broch and Stromness Cemetery.

Orkney Islands: Highlights

Notable places include Kirkwall and Stromness.

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