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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: -4.9217,Lat: 55.0967
Elevation	180 meter above sea level
Local time	4:06:04am
Name province/region	Scotland
Name Subregion	South Ayrshire
Name	Girvan and South Carrick

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Heronsford	2.2 km	NorthWest
2 Cosses	2.4 km	WestNorthWest
3 Smyrton	3.8 km	WestSouthWest
4 Knockdolian	3.9 km	NorthNorthWest
5 Colmonell	4.3 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Belfast	Northern-ireland	85 km	WestSouthWest
2 Glasgow	Scotland	90 km	NorthEast
3 Douglas	Isle-of-man	108 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Atlantic Ocean is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 5 km (direction WestNorthWest). The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Loch Bradan Reservoir (2.3 km² at a distance of 31.2 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the English-Scotish border with a straight distance of 119.1 km in EastSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 167 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 1%, low location: 58%, hill: 41%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)

Name
Western Southern Uplands

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Glasgow International Airport (at a distance of 92 km and direction NorthNorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (at a distance of 50 km in NorthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

21.7 km2

27.7%

Nature

21 km2

26.7%

Wet nature

5.8 km2

7.4%

Agriculture

30.1 km2

38.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Balkissock in country Scotland

Balkissock 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	96 km	EastNorthEast
2 Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	101 km	WestNorthWest
3 The English Lake District	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	137 km	SouthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Cairnryan

Type of weather in Cairnryan	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	10 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0.69 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	EastcNorth East
Air pressure:	1006 mb
Humidity:	96 %
Daylength at 4 May 2024:	15 hour and 29 minutes
Sunrise :	06:31 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	22:00 Europe/Amsterdam