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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: -6.3767,Lat: 57.63
Elevation	81 meter above sea level
Local time	0:29:20am
At island	Skye
Name province/region	Scotland
Name Subregion	Highland
Name	Eilean a'Cheo

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Linicro	1.4 km	South
2 Kilmuir	2 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Totscore	2.1 km	SouthSouthWest
4 Scuddaborg	2.7 km	SouthSouthWest
5 Bornesketaig	2.9 km	North

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Glasgow	Scotland	242 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Belfast	Northern-ireland	340 km	South
3 Douglas	Isle-of-man	405 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Atlantic Ocean is very close with only a distance of around 2 km (direction WestSouthWest). The nearest bigger lake is Loch Langabhat (1.7 km² at a distance of 38.6 km in NorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the North-Irish-Irish border with a straight distance of 291.8 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 408 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 2%, low location: 66%, hill: 32%, The hills are mainly western 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 229 km and direction SouthSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Benbecula Airport (at a distance of 61 km in Western direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Nature

19.1 km2

36.4%

Wet nature

17 km2

32.4%

Agriculture

15.8 km2

30.1%

Urban area

0.5 km2

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Balgown in country Scotland

Balgown 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	132 km	WestNorthWest
2 Heart of Neolithic Orkney	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	242 km	EastNorthEast
3 The Forth Bridge	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	257 km	SouthSouthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Portree

Type of weather in Portree	scattered clouds
Current temperature:	14 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.13 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	East
Air pressure:	1007 mb
Humidity:	77 %
Daylength at 4 May 2024:	15 hour and 51 minutes
Sunrise :	06:26 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	22:17 Europe/Amsterdam