West Hill
West Hill is an island in Orkney Islands, Scotland. West Hill is situated nearby to the village Whome, as well as near the locality Ayre Point.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Flotta Airport and Switha.
Flotta Airport
Aerodrome
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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.
Switha
Islet
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Switha is an uninhabited island towards the south of Orkney, Scotland, approximately 41 hectares in area. Switha is situated 2 miles south of West Hill.
Fara
Island
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Fara is a small island in Orkney, Scotland, lying in Scapa Flow between the islands of Flotta and Hoy. It has been uninhabited since the 1960s. The island’s name is used as a house name at Stromness Primary School, the other houses being Cava, Rysa, and Switha… Fara is situated 2 miles northwest of West Hill.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Whome and 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.
Point of Hackness
Locality
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Point of Hackness is a locality, which is situated 2 miles southwest of West Hill.
Lyness
Village
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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 3 miles west of West Hill.
West Hill
- Type: Island
- Category: landform
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.82754° or 58° 49′ 39″ northLongitude
-3.12302° or 3° 7′ 23″ westElevation
194 feet (59 metres)Open location code
9CCRRVHG+2QGeoNames ID
12540974
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