Cairngaan

General information - Location

Country	Scotland
Part of	United Kingdom
Location in country	Southwest
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -4.9006,Lat: 54.6489
Elevation	27 meter above sea level
Local time	4:53:56am
Name province/region	Scotland
Name Subregion	Dumfries and Galloway
Name	Wigtown West

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Maryport	2.8 km	NorthEast
2 Damnaglaur	3.6 km	North
3 Drummore	4.6 km	NorthNorthEast
4 Kirkmaiden	4.9 km	North
5 Clanyard	5.9 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Douglas	Isle-of-man	61 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Belfast	Northern-ireland	66 km	West
3 Glasgow	Scotland	136 km	NorthNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Cairngaan lies at the Irish Sea (direction SouthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Solway Tweed. The nearest bigger lake is Loch Grannoch (1 km² at a distance of 55 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the North-Irish-Irish border with a straight distance of 107.7 km in WestSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 151 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 4%, low location: 96%, The hills are mainly eastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Belfast International Airport (at a distance of 85 km and direction WestNorthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is George Best Belfast City Airport (at a distance of 63 km in Western direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Nature

2.1 km2

8.2%

Agriculture

23.8 km2

91.8%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Cairngaan in country Scotland

Cairngaan 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	119 km	EastSouthEast
2 Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	121 km	NorthWest
3 New Lanark	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	134 km	NorthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Stranraer

Type of weather in Stranraer	few clouds
Current temperature:	3 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	6.6 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	EastcNorth East
Air pressure:	1006 mb
Humidity:	75 %
Daylength at 28 April 2024:	15 hour and 1 minutes
Sunrise :	06:46 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:47 Europe/Amsterdam