Point of Hackness
Point of Hackness is a locality in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Point of Hackness is situated nearby to the locality Warth, as well as near Overgate.Photo: Des Colhoun, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hackness Martello Tower and Battery and Switha.
Hackness Martello Tower and Battery
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Hackness Martello Tower and Battery is a former British Army barracks and currently a museum located on the island of South Walls, in Orkney, Scotland.
Switha
Islet
Photo: Calum McRoberts, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Switha is an uninhabited island towards the south of Orkney, Scotland, approximately 41 hectares in area. Switha is situated 2 miles east of Point of Hackness.
Flotta Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Colin Park, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Flotta Isle Airport is a small airport located on the Orkney isle of Flotta. The asphalt runway orientation is at 16/34, with an elevation of 70 feet, and is 2,490 feet in length.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Longhope and Whome.
Longhope
Village
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Longhope is a coastal settlement on the island of South Walls, in Orkney, Scotland. South Walls is linked to Hoy by causeway; Longhope is the largest settlement on the two islands. The settlement is situated on the B9047, the main road on Hoy and South Walls. Longhope is situated 2 miles west of Point of Hackness.
Whome
Village
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Whome is the largest settlement on the Orkney island of Flotta, Scotland. The village is situated on the B9046, the main road across Flotta. Views from Whome look across Pan Hope, to the Flotta oil terminal across the bay. Whome is situated 2 miles northeast of Point of Hackness.
Lyness
Village
Photo: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lyness is a village on the east coast of the island of Hoy, Orkney, Scotland. The village is within the parish of Walls and Flotta, and is situated at the junction of the B9047 and B9048. Lyness is situated 2½ miles northwest of Point of Hackness.
Point of Hackness
- 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
58.80562° or 58° 48′ 20″ northLongitude
-3.15119° or 3° 9′ 4″ westElevation
13 feet (4 metres)Open location code
9CCRRR4X+6GOpenStreetMap ID
node 1346094378OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Point of Hackness” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Point of Hackness”
- Swedish: “Point of Hackness”
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