[2][3][4] Views from Whome look across Pan Hope, to the Flotta oil terminal across the bay.

[11][12] The Flotta Community Centre is also located in Whome,[13] which accommodates a cafe, as well as a pub every Saturday night.

[15] Today, a GP travels over to the island every Tuesday and Friday from the Stromness surgery on the Mainland, and a resident practitioner nurse still offers 24 hour medical care on Flotta.

[16] The Flotta Heritage Centre is located in Whome,[17] next door to the shop and post office.

[18] Whome has a playpark, a telephone box, and the Flotta Fire Station, until its closure on 25 October 2012.