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Breascleit

Breascleit

General information - Location

Country	Scotland
Part of	United Kingdom
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -6.7464,Lat: 58.2159
Elevation	21 meter above sea level
Local time	12:37:05pm
At island	Lewis-harris
Name province/region (Country)	Scotland
Wiki-website Subregion (Council Area)	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
Name	Sgir'Uige agus Ceann a Tuath nan Loch

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Callanish	1.9 km	South
2 Tobhtaral	2.7 km	West
3 Linsiadar	3.2 km	SouthSouthWest
4 Tolastadh A' Chaolais	3.4 km	NorthNorthWest
5 Gearraidh Na H-Aibhne	3.8 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Glasgow	Scotland	309 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Belfast	Northern-ireland	407 km	South
3 Tórshavn	Faroe-islands	426 km	NorthNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Breascleit lies at the Atlantic Ocean (direction WestSouthWest). The nearest bigger lake is Loch Trealabhal (5.2 km² at a distance of 9.6 km in Southern direction).

The most nearby international border is the North-Irish-Irish border with a straight distance of 353.5 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 495 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 11%, low location: 89%, The hills are mainly western orientated. The most common land use in the area is 0.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Glasgow International Airport (at a distance of 296 km and direction SouthSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Stornoway Airport (at a distance of 24 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

0.2 km2

0.3%

Nature

17.7 km2

27.4%

Wet nature

33.6 km2

51.9%

Agriculture

11.8 km2

18.3%

Water - Lakes

1.4 km2

2.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Breascleit in country Scotland

Breascleit 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	117 km	West
2 Heart of Neolithic Orkney	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	225 km	East
3 The Forth Bridge	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	319 km	SouthSouthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Stornoway

Type of weather in Stornoway	scattered clouds
Current temperature:	7 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	9.64 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 5)
Wind direction:	West South West
Air pressure:	994 mb
Humidity:	86 %
Daylength at 11 March 2026:	11 hour and 24 minutes
Sunrise :	07:55 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	19:19 Europe/Amsterdam