Water Test Centre
Water Test Centre is a waterworks in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Water Test Centre is situated nearby to Flotta oil terminal, as well as near the ruins Netherhowe (site of).Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Flotta oil terminal and Flotta Airport.
Flotta oil terminal
Photo: Ian Balcombe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Flotta oil terminal is a major crude oil reception, processing, storage and export facility on the island of Flotta, in the south of Scapa Flow in the Orkney Islands. It receives and processes crude oil delivered by a subsea pipeline from the Piper, Claymore, Tartan and Golden Eagle platforms and associated fields. Flotta oil terminal is situated 990 feet northeast of Water Test Centre.
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.
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 1½ miles west of Water Test Centre.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Whome and Point of Hackness.
Whome
Village
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Whome, referred to as Burnside by locals, is the largest settlement on the Orkney island of Flotta, Scotland. The village is situated on the B9046, the main road across Flotta.
Point of Hackness
Locality
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Point of Hackness is a locality, which is situated 2½ miles southwest of Water Test Centre.
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 3 miles west of Water Test Centre.
Water Test Centre
- Type: Waterworks
- Address: Flotta, Stromness, KW16 3NP
- Category: industry
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
58.836° or 58° 50′ 10″ northLongitude
-3.12213° or 3° 7′ 20″ westOpen location code
9CCRRVPH+C4OpenStreetMap ID
node 9654625653OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=water_works
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Highlights include Netherhowe (site of) and Naval cinema (ruins).
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