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General information - Location

Country	Scotland
Part of	United Kingdom
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -6.341,Lat: 58.2447
Elevation	3 meter above sea level
Local time	18:36:07pm
At island	Lewis-harris
Name province/region	Scotland
Name Subregion	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
Name	Loch a Tuath

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Col Uarach	2.8 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Brèibhig	3.6 km	NorthEast
3 Cnoc An T-Solais	3.7 km	NorthEast
4 Buaile Na H-Ochd	4.2 km	NorthEast
5 Mealabost	4.6 km	South

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Glasgow	Scotland	300 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Belfast	Northern-ireland	408 km	South
3 Tórshavn	Faroe-islands	423 km	North

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Aird Thunga lies at the Atlantic Ocean (direction SouthSouthEast). The nearest bigger lake is Loch Trealabhal (5.2 km² at a distance of 20.3 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the North-Irish-Irish border with a straight distance of 359.8 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 504 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 21%, low location: 79%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is 0.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Glasgow International Airport (at a distance of 288 km and direction South).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Stornoway Airport (at a distance of 3.3 km in Southern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

0.6 km2

1.1%

Nature

1.8 km2

3.3%

Wet nature

29.7 km2

53.6%

Agriculture

17 km2

30.8%

Urban area

3.4 km2

6.1%

Infrastructure

2 km2

3.6%

Rock-Sand

0.4 km2

0.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Aird Thunga in country Scotland

Aird Thunga at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 St Kilda	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	140 km	West
2 Heart of Neolithic Orkney	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	202 km	EastNorthEast
3 The Forth Bridge	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	307 km	SouthSouthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Branahuie

Type of weather in Branahuie	scattered clouds
Current temperature:	13 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.09 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	East South East
Air pressure:	1005 mb
Humidity:	78 %
Daylength at 30 April 2024:	15 hour and 38 minutes
Sunrise :	06:33 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	22:11 Europe/Amsterdam