Strom Ness
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The name "Stromness" comes from the Norse Straumsnes. Straum refers to the strong tides that rip past the Point of Ness through Hoy Sound to the south of the town. Nes means "headland". Stromness thus means "headland protruding into the tidal stream".
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 60°11'27"N 1°18'47"W
- White Ness 0.6 km
- Ness of Hillswick 34 km
- Am Parbh (Cape Wrath) 273 km
- Cape Wrath Firing Range 273 km
- Mull of Kintyre 602 km
- Flamborough Head 678 km
- The Great Orme / Y Gogarth 778 km
- Cape Fontur 960 km
- Þórðarhöfði 1114 km
- Hítarnes 1189 km
- Stromness Voe 0.6 km
- Whiteness Voe 1.8 km
- Weisdale Voe 2.1 km
- Loch of Strom 3.8 km
- Sandsound Voe 4.3 km
- Loch of Tingwall 4.4 km
- Loch of Hellister 4.7 km
- Gardenhouse Voe 5.1 km
- Hildasay 5.7 km
- Shetland 19 km