Fordoun

General information - Location

Country	Scotland
Part of	United Kingdom
Location in country	Northeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -2.4162,Lat: 56.8747
Elevation	72 meter above sea level
Local time	16:21:07pm
Name province/region	Scotland
Name Subregion	Aberdeenshire
Name	Mearns

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Brownmuir	1.4 km	North
2 Monboddo	2.4 km	North
3 Scotston	2.6 km	SouthWest
4 Auchenblae	3.4 km	NorthNorthWest
5 East Cairnbeg	3.8 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Glasgow	Scotland	164 km	SouthWest
2 Douglas	Isle-of-man	330 km	SouthWest
3 Belfast	Northern-ireland	337 km	SouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 9 km (direction SouthEast). The nearest bigger lake is Loch Muick (2 km² at a distance of 45.2 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the English-Scotish border with a straight distance of 120.8 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 169 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 94%, hill: 6%, The hills are mainly southern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Edinburgh Airport (at a distance of 119 km and direction SouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Aberdeen Dyce Airport (at a distance of 39 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

2.6 km2

3.2%

Agriculture

76 km2

96.8%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Fordoun in country Scotland

Fordoun 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	115 km	SouthWest
2 The Forth Bridge	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	115 km	SouthWest
3 New Lanark	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	160 km	SouthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Laurencekirk

Type of weather in Laurencekirk	clear sky
Current temperature:	14 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	6.36 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	North East
Air pressure:	1013 mb
Humidity:	71 %
Daylength at 2 May 2024:	15 hour and 35 minutes
Sunrise :	06:18 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:54 Europe/Amsterdam