Scapa Flow Visitor Centre & Museum
Scapa Flow Visitor Centre & Museum lies 21 km southwest of Kirkwall. One other place to visit is within 15 km: Hackness Martello Tower, 4.4 km away. Wikipedia covers it in 3 languages.
Museum near Kirkwall
A trip from Kirkwall
Scapa Flow Visitor Centre & Museum is 21 km southwest of Kirkwall. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
How the seasons run
For warmth in Kirkwall, choose July and August (17°C).
Scapa Flow Visitor Centre & Museum
Museum in Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom.
- Type
- Museum
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 3 languages
- Town
- 21 km southwest of Kirkwall
- Official site
- orkneymuseums.co.uk/our-museums/scapa-flow-museum
Useful details
Its place on the map
Orange: Scapa Flow Visitor Centre & Museum.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · Numbers: the places near it, as listed below. · NRS locality 2022
Bases near Scapa Flow Visitor Centre & Museum
All of these towns include it on their pages.
Close to Scapa Flow Visitor Centre & Museum
A visit can add a fort, within 15 km.
Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Visiting Scapa Flow Visitor Centre & Museum
Where is Scapa Flow Visitor Centre & Museum?
Scapa Flow Visitor Centre & Museum is 21 km southwest of Kirkwall, Orkney Islands.
What is Scapa Flow Visitor Centre & Museum?
Museum in Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom.
When is the best time to visit Scapa Flow Visitor Centre & Museum?
July and August are the warmest months in Kirkwall, with afternoon highs of 17–17°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Scapa Flow Visitor Centre & Museum?
Within 15 km: Hackness Martello Tower (4.4 km).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the NRS 2022 locality (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
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