Balmacqueen

General information - Location

Country	Scotland
Part of	United Kingdom
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -6.293,Lat: 57.6864
Elevation	8 meter above sea level
Local time	3:32:07am
At island	Skye
Name province/region	Scotland
Name Subregion	Highland
Name	Eilean a'Cheo

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Kendram	0.5 km	WestSouthWest
2 Solitote	1.3 km	West
3 Kilmaluag	2.1 km	West
4 Duntulm	2.8 km	West
5 Flodigarry	3.9 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Glasgow	Scotland	245 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Belfast	Northern-ireland	346 km	South
3 Douglas	Isle-of-man	409 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Balmacqueen lies at the Atlantic Ocean (direction EastNorthEast). The nearest bigger lake is Loch Langabhat (1.7 km² at a distance of 41 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the North-Irish-Irish border with a straight distance of 298.9 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 419 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 5%, low location: 78%, hill: 17%, low mountains: 1%, The hills are mainly northern 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 232 km and direction SouthSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Stornoway Airport (at a distance of 59 km in Northern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Nature

17.4 km2

48.1%

Wet nature

12.5 km2

34.7%

Agriculture

6.2 km2

17.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Balmacqueen in country Scotland

Balmacqueen 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	136 km	WestNorthWest
2 Heart of Neolithic Orkney	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	234 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 Balmacqueen
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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	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	13 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.92 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	1006 mb
Humidity:	88 %
Daylength at 4 May 2024:	15 hour and 52 minutes
Sunrise :	06:25 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	22:17 Europe/Amsterdam