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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: -2.7015,Lat: 57.2314
Elevation	155 meter above sea level
Local time	10:12:31am
Name province/region	Scotland
Name Subregion	Aberdeenshire
Name	Huntly, Strathbogle and Howe of Alford

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Kingsford	2 km	WestSouthWest
2 Montgarrie	2.1 km	North
3 Bridge of Alford	2.1 km	NorthWest
4 Broombrae	2.3 km	NorthNorthWest
5 Little Lynturk	3.3 km	South

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Glasgow	Scotland	186 km	SouthWest
2 Belfast	Northern-ireland	357 km	SouthWest
3 Douglas	Isle-of-man	361 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 37 km (direction EastSouthEast). The nearest bigger lake is Loch Muick (2 km² at a distance of 42.2 km in SouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the English-Scotish border with a straight distance of 163.4 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 229 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 64%, hill: 36%, The hills are mainly northeastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Edinburgh Airport (at a distance of 149 km and direction SouthSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Aberdeen Dyce Airport (at a distance of 31 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

5.4 km2

6.9%

Nature

2.8 km2

3.5%

Agriculture

69.3 km2

88.2%

Urban area

0.7 km2

0.9%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Alford in country Scotland

Alford 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	144 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Old and New Towns of Edinburgh	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	147 km	SouthSouthWest
3 New Lanark	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	187 km	SouthSouthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Alford

Type of weather in Alford	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	10 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	5.48 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	South East
Air pressure:	1009 mb
Humidity:	83 %
Daylength at 30 April 2024:	15 hour and 30 minutes
Sunrise :	06:23 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:52 Europe/Amsterdam