Gobernador
Gobernador is in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Gobernador is situated nearby to Tabarka (block ship), as well as near the archaeological site Upper Corrigal Chapel and Burial-Ground.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Graemsay and Hoy Sound Low Light.
Graemsay
Island
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Graemsay is an island in the western approaches to Scapa Flow, in the Orkney Islands of Scotland. The island has two lighthouses. Graemsay lies within the parish of Stromness.
Hoy Sound Low Light
Lighthouse
Photo: Fabio Sassi, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Graemsay is an island in the western approaches to Scapa Flow, in the Orkney Islands of Scotland. The island has two lighthouses. Graemsay lies within the parish of Stromness. Hoy Sound Low Light is situated 1¼ miles north of Gobernador.
Ward Hill
Peak
Photo: Grinner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ward Hill is a hill on the island of Hoy in Orkney, Scotland. It lies at the north of the island between Moaness and Rackwick, and is the highest point in both Orkney and the Scottish Northern Isles at an elevation of 481 m. Ward Hill is situated 2 miles southwest of Gobernador.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stromness and Bu‘ Point.
Stromness
Stromness is a port on the Mainland of the Orkney Islands, with a population of roughly 2200. To the Vikings, Straumsnes meant the headland just south, where a fierce tide rips between Scapa Flow and the Atlantic; get past that and you came safely into Hamnavoe or "peaceful harbour" where the town now stands.
Bu‘ Point
Locality
Photo: John Ireland, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bu‘ Point is a locality, which is situated 3 miles northeast of Gobernador.
Houton
Village
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Houton is a settlement 5 miles southeast of Stromness on the island of Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. The settlement is within the parish of Orphir, and is situated on a minor road off the A964. Houton is situated 4 miles east of Gobernador.
Gobernador
- Type: Scuba diving
- Category: sports location
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.9232° or 58° 55′ 24″ northLongitude
-3.31114° or 3° 18′ 40″ westOpen location code
9CCRWMFQ+7GOpenStreetMap ID
node 406542570OpenStreetMap feature
sport=scuba_diving
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