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General information - Location

Country	Scotland
Part of	United Kingdom
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -4.936,Lat: 56.2554
Elevation	93 meter above sea level
Local time	12:12:26pm
Name province/region	Scotland
Name Subregion	Argyll and Bute
Name	Cowal

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Clachan	2 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Ardno	4.3 km	WestSouthWest
3 Monevechadan	5.5 km	South
4 St Catherines	7 km	WestSouthWest
5 Inveraray	9.3 km	West

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Glasgow	Scotland	67 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Belfast	Northern-ireland	196 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Douglas	Isle-of-man	236 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Cairndow lies at the Atlantic Ocean (direction WestNorthWest). The nearest bigger lake is Lochan Shira (1.4 km² at a distance of 9.3 km in Northern direction).

The most nearby international border is the English-Scotish border with a straight distance of 176 km in SouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 246 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 2%, low location: 24%, hill: 54%, low mountains: 19%, moderate high mountains: 0%, The hills are mainly northwestern 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 53 km and direction SouthSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (at a distance of 87 km in Southern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

31.5 km2

43.2%

Nature

38.3 km2

52.4%

Wet nature

1.5 km2

Agriculture

1.7 km2

2.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Cairndow in country Scotland

Cairndow 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	97 km	SouthEast
2 The Forth Bridge	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	100 km	EastSouthEast
3 Old and New Towns of Edinburgh	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	112 km	EastSouthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Garelochhead

Type of weather in Garelochhead	scattered clouds
Current temperature:	11 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.27 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	North North East
Air pressure:	1006 mb
Humidity:	54 %
Daylength at 28 April 2024:	15 hour and 13 minutes
Sunrise :	06:40 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:53 Europe/Amsterdam