Elphinstone

General information - Location

Country	Scotland
Part of	United Kingdom
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -2.9659,Lat: 55.923
Elevation	101 meter above sea level
Local time	5:50:18am
Name province/region	Scotland
Name Subregion	East Lothian
Name	Fa'side

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Ormiston	1.8 km	SouthEast
2 Tranent	2.5 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Cousland	2.8 km	SouthWest
4 New Winton	3 km	East
5 Crossgatehall	3.2 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Glasgow	Scotland	80 km	West
2 Douglas	Isle-of-man	220 km	SouthWest
3 Belfast	Northern-ireland	240 km	WestSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is very close with only a distance of around 4 km (direction NorthNorthWest). The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Gladhouse Reservoir (1.8 km² at a distance of 18.4 km in SouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the English-Scotish border with a straight distance of 50.8 km in SouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 71 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 2%, low location: 98%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised). The most common land use in the area is agriculture.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Edinburgh Airport (at a distance of 26 km and direction WestNorthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

2.7 km2

3.5%

Agriculture

62.5 km2

81.5%

Urban area

7 km2

9.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Elphinstone in country Scotland

Elphinstone at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Old and New Towns of Edinburgh	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	16 km	WestNorthWest
2 The Forth Bridge	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	28 km	WestNorthWest
3 New Lanark	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	59 km	WestSouthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Ormiston

Type of weather in Ormiston	broken clouds
Current temperature:	3 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.12 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1005 mb
Humidity:	92 %
Daylength at 28 April 2024:	15 hour and 10 minutes
Sunrise :	06:34 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:44 Europe/Amsterdam