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General information - Location

Country	Scotland
Part of	United Kingdom
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -4.1967,Lat: 55.9739
Elevation	118 meter above sea level
Local time	4:00:56am
Name province/region	Scotland
Name Subregion	East Dunbartonshire
Name	Campsie and Kirkintilloch North

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Haughhead	2.3 km	NorthWest
2 Clachan of Campsie	2.6 km	NorthWest
3 Milton of Campsie	2.7 km	SouthEast
4 Birdston	3.4 km	SouthEast
5 Torrance	3.8 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Glasgow	Scotland	19 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Belfast	Northern-ireland	189 km	SouthWest
3 Douglas	Isle-of-man	203 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Atlantic Ocean is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 18 km (direction West). The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Carron Valley Reservoir (4.1 km² at a distance of 7.8 km in NorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the English-Scotish border with a straight distance of 122.3 km in EastSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 171 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 64%, hill: 32%, low mountains: 4%, The hills are mainly southern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Glasgow International Airport (at a distance of 19 km and direction WestSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (at a distance of 58 km in SouthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

8.8 km2

11.2%

Nature

24 km2

30.6%

Wet nature

5.1 km2

6.5%

Agriculture

35.1 km2

44.7%

Urban area

4.1 km2

5.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Balgrochan in country Scotland

Balgrochan at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 New Lanark	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	43 km	SouthSouthEast
2 The Forth Bridge	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	50 km	East
3 Old and New Towns of Edinburgh	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	61 km	EastSouthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Lennoxtown

Type of weather in Lennoxtown	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	9 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.12 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	East
Air pressure:	1007 mb
Humidity:	87 %
Daylength at 4 May 2024:	15 hour and 36 minutes
Sunrise :	06:25 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	22:01 Europe/Amsterdam