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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: -4.1527,Lat: 54.7878
Elevation	6 meter above sea level
Local time	11:06:11am
Name province/region	Scotland
Name Subregion	Dumfries and Galloway
Name	Dee

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Brighouse	2.5 km	East
2 Borgue	2.8 km	NorthEast
3 Kirkandrews	2.9 km	NorthNorthWest
4 Ross	3.1 km	EastSouthEast
5 Mile-End	4.2 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Douglas	Isle-of-man	73 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Glasgow	Scotland	113 km	North
3 Belfast	Northern-ireland	116 km	West

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Borness lies at the Irish Sea (direction WestSouthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Solway Tweed. The nearest bigger lake is Loch Ken (8 km² at a distance of 19 km in NorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the English-Scotish border with a straight distance of 73.6 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 103 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 7%, low location: 93%, The hills are mainly southeastern 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 122 km and direction North).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (at a distance of 84 km in Northern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

2.1 km2

5.7%

Wet nature

1.7 km2

4.6%

Agriculture

32.5 km2

87.9%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Borness in country Scotland

Borness at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 The English Lake District	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	77 km	SouthEast
2 New Lanark	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	101 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Frontiers of the Roman Empire	Germany,United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	102 km	East

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Kirkcudbright

Type of weather in Kirkcudbright	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	12 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	5.41 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	EastcNorth East
Air pressure:	1006 mb
Humidity:	83 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	15 hour and 22 minutes
Sunrise :	06:32 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:54 Europe/Amsterdam