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General information - Location

Country	Scotland
Part of	United Kingdom
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -3.6115,Lat: 57.6071
Elevation	12 meter above sea level
Local time	18:15:58pm
Name province/region	Scotland
Name Subregion	Moray
Name	Forres

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Springfield	1.8 km	NorthEast
2 Rafford	3.2 km	SouthEast
3 Kintessack	4 km	WestNorthWest
4 Kinloss	4.5 km	NorthEast
5 Califer	4.5 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Glasgow	Scotland	205 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Belfast	Northern-ireland	366 km	SouthWest
3 Douglas	Isle-of-man	389 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is very close with only a distance of around 3 km (direction NorthNorthEast). The nearest bigger lake is Lochindorb (2 km² at a distance of 22.2 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the English-Scotish border with a straight distance of 221.9 km in SouthSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 311 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 22%, low location: 77%, hill: 0%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly 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 185 km and direction South).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

19.7 km2

25.1%

Wet nature

6.9 km2

8.8%

Agriculture

45.8 km2

58.3%

Urban area

3.6 km2

4.5%

Infrastructure

1.6 km2

Water - Lakes

0.4 km2

0.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Forres in country Scotland

Forres at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Heart of Neolithic Orkney	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	157 km	NorthNorthEast
2 The Forth Bridge	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	180 km	South
3 Old and New Towns of Edinburgh	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	186 km	South

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Forres

Type of weather in Forres	few clouds
Current temperature:	14 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	7.2 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	EastcNorth East
Air pressure:	1013 mb
Humidity:	74 %
Daylength at 2 May 2024:	15 hour and 42 minutes
Sunrise :	06:20 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	22:02 Europe/Amsterdam