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General information - Location

Country	Scotland
Part of	United Kingdom
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -5.0385,Lat: 54.8403
Elevation	90 meter above sea level
Local time	18:04:27pm
Name province/region	Scotland
Name Subregion	Dumfries and Galloway
Name	Wigtown West

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Colfin	1.9 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Lochans	3.6 km	NorthEast
3 Stoneykirk	3.9 km	EastSouthEast
4 Cairngarroch	4.1 km	South
5 Whiteleys	4.4 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Belfast	Northern-ireland	63 km	WestSouthWest
2 Douglas	Isle-of-man	84 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Glasgow	Scotland	119 km	NorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Atlantic Ocean is very close with only a distance of around 3 km (direction WestSouthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Solway Tweed. The nearest bigger lake is Loch Dee (0.9 km² at a distance of 48.3 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the North-Irish-Irish border with a straight distance of 114.5 km in WestSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 160 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 1%, low location: 99%, The hills are mainly eastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Belfast International Airport (at a distance of 78 km and direction West).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is George Best Belfast City Airport (at a distance of 59 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

0.6 km2

0.8%

Nature

8.3 km2

11.6%

Wet nature

1 km2

1.4%

Agriculture

60.8 km2

85.6%

Urban area

0.4 km2

0.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Awhirk in country Scotland

Awhirk at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	103 km	NorthWest
2 New Lanark	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	122 km	NorthEast
3 The English Lake District	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	132 km	EastSouthEast

Social media - Maps

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Stranraer

Type of weather in Stranraer	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	12 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	10.45 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 5)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	1002 mb
Humidity:	87 %
Daylength at 29 April 2024:	15 hour and 7 minutes
Sunrise :	06:44 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:50 Europe/Amsterdam