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General information - Location

Country	Scotland
Part of	United Kingdom
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -2.795,Lat: 55.6106
Elevation	128 meter above sea level
Local time	22:28:06pm
Name province/region	Scotland
Name Subregion	Scottish Borders
Name	Galashiels and District

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Boleside	2 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Langlee	2.2 km	East
3 Buckholm	3.7 km	NorthNorthWest
4 Gattonside	4.2 km	EastSouthEast
5 Melrose	4.4 km	SouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Glasgow	Scotland	93 km	WestNorthWest
2 Douglas	Isle-of-man	195 km	SouthWest
3 Belfast	Northern-ireland	230 km	WestSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 41 km (direction North).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Solway Tweed. The nearest bigger lake is St Mary's Loch (2.7 km² at a distance of 25.7 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the English-Scotish border with a straight distance of 29 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 41 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 52%, hill: 48%, The hills are mainly southeastern 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 52 km and direction NorthNorthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

9.4 km2

12%

Nature

19.9 km2

25.3%

Agriculture

40 km2

50.9%

Urban area

7.1 km2

9.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Galashiels in country Scotland

Galashiels 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	46 km	NorthNorthWest
2 The Forth Bridge	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	57 km	NorthNorthWest
3 New Lanark	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	62 km	WestNorthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Galashiels

Type of weather in Galashiels	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	10 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	6.03 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	1006 mb
Humidity:	89 %
Daylength at 29 April 2024:	15 hour and 12 minutes
Sunrise :	06:32 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:44 Europe/Amsterdam