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General information - Location

Country	Scotland
Part of	United Kingdom
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -5.8011,Lat: 56.743
Elevation	71 meter above sea level
Local time	5:14:25am
Name province/region	Scotland
Name Subregion	Highland
Name	Fort William and Ardnamurchan

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Moss	0.5 km	East
2 Ardshealach	1.2 km	EastSouthEast
3 Mingarrypark	1.7 km	NorthEast
4 Shielfoot	2.7 km	NorthNorthWest
5 Kentra	3.1 km	NorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Glasgow	Scotland	143 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Belfast	Northern-ireland	240 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Douglas	Isle-of-man	300 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Atlantic Ocean is very close with only a distance of around 3 km (direction West). The nearest bigger lake is Loch Shiel (20.3 km² at a distance of 0.3 km in NorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the North-Irish-Irish border with a straight distance of 208.4 km in SouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 292 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 18%, low location: 71%, hill: 11%, The hills are mainly northeastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is nature.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Glasgow International Airport (at a distance of 128 km and direction SouthSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Tiree Airport (at a distance of 71 km in Western direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

14 km2

18.3%

Nature

41.2 km2

53.8%

Wet nature

17 km2

22.3%

Agriculture

1.8 km2

2.4%

Water - Lakes

2.5 km2

3.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Acharacle in country Scotland

Acharacle at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 The Forth Bridge	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	170 km	SouthEast
2 Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	172 km	SouthSouthWest
3 New Lanark	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	173 km	SouthEast

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Acharacle
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Ardshealach

Type of weather in Ardshealach	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	3 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.48 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	East South East
Air pressure:	1007 mb
Humidity:	91 %
Daylength at 27 April 2024:	15 hour and 12 minutes
Sunrise :	06:44 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:56 Europe/Amsterdam