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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: -3.523,Lat: 55.6239
Elevation	273 meter above sea level
Local time	10:11:53am
Name province/region	Scotland
Name Subregion	South Lanarkshire
Name	Clydesdale East

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Wolfclyde	2.6 km	WestSouthWest
2 Skirling	4 km	EastNorthEast
3 Coulter	4.3 km	SouthSouthWest
4 Shieldhill	4.5 km	NorthWest
5 Whitecastle	4.7 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Glasgow	Scotland	49 km	NorthWest
2 Douglas	Isle-of-man	175 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Belfast	Northern-ireland	192 km	WestSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 42 km (direction NorthNorthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Solway Tweed. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Talla Reservoir (1.3 km² at a distance of 16.2 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the English-Scotish border with a straight distance of 68.5 km in SouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 96 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 5%, hill: 95%, 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 38 km and direction NorthNorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (at a distance of 68 km in Western direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

3 km2

3.9%

Nature

16.4 km2

20.9%

Agriculture

57.9 km2

73.8%

Urban area

0.8 km2

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Biggar in country Scotland

Biggar 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	17 km	WestNorthWest
2 Old and New Towns of Edinburgh	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	41 km	NorthEast
3 The Forth Bridge	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	43 km	NorthNorthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Biggar

Type of weather in Biggar	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	11 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	5.64 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	North East
Air pressure:	1010 mb
Humidity:	82 %
Daylength at 2 May 2024:	15 hour and 25 minutes
Sunrise :	06:28 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:53 Europe/Amsterdam