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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: -6.6193,Lat: 57.4876
Elevation	46 meter above sea level
Local time	4:22:37am
At island	Skye
Name province/region	Scotland
Name Subregion	Highland
Name	Eilean a'Cheo

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Uig	4 km	West
2 Stein	4.3 km	NorthEast
3 Borreraig	4.4 km	West
4 Totaig	4.5 km	SouthWest
5 Lusta	4.5 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Glasgow	Scotland	238 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Belfast	Northern-ireland	326 km	South
3 Douglas	Isle-of-man	394 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Claigan lies at the Atlantic Ocean (direction WestSouthWest). The nearest bigger lake is Loch Obasaraigh (3.8 km² at a distance of 32.9 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the North-Irish-Irish border with a straight distance of 273.5 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 383 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 7%, low location: 82%, hill: 11%, The hills are mainly western 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 224 km and direction SouthSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Benbecula Airport (at a distance of 44 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

3.3 km2

8.2%

Nature

21.1 km2

52%

Wet nature

7.2 km2

17.7%

Agriculture

9 km2

22.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Claigan in country Scotland

Claigan 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	122 km	WestNorthWest
2 Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	250 km	SouthSouthWest
3 The Forth Bridge	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	257 km	SouthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Portree

Type of weather in Portree	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	10 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.73 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	North East
Air pressure:	1012 mb
Humidity:	93 %
Daylength at 2 May 2024:	15 hour and 41 minutes
Sunrise :	06:32 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	22:13 Europe/Amsterdam