Backburn

General information - Location

Country	Scotland
Part of	United Kingdom
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -2.7727,Lat: 57.396
Elevation	262 meter above sea level
Local time	17:57:26pm
Name province/region	Scotland
Name Subregion	Aberdeenshire
Name	Huntly, Strathbogle and Howe of Alford

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Kirkstile	1.2 km	NorthWest
2 Shanquhar	1.4 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Culdrain	1.8 km	West
4 Gartly	2.5 km	SouthWest
5 Bridgend	2.7 km	NorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Glasgow	Scotland	200 km	SouthWest
2 Belfast	Northern-ireland	370 km	SouthWest
3 Douglas	Isle-of-man	377 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 32 km (direction NorthNorthEast). The nearest bigger lake is Loch Muick (2 km² at a distance of 55.5 km in SouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the English-Scotish border with a straight distance of 182.2 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 255 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 41%, hill: 59%, The hills are mainly northern 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 166 km and direction SouthSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Aberdeen Dyce Airport (at a distance of 41 km in SouthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

17.2 km2

21.9%

Nature

7.9 km2

10%

Agriculture

53.5 km2

68.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Backburn in country Scotland

Backburn 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	160 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Old and New Towns of Edinburgh	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	164 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Heart of Neolithic Orkney	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	180 km	North

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Huntly

Type of weather in Huntly	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	10 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	8.16 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 5)
Wind direction:	South South East
Air pressure:	1003 mb
Humidity:	92 %
Daylength at 29 April 2024:	15 hour and 26 minutes
Sunrise :	06:25 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:51 Europe/Amsterdam