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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: -4.288,Lat: 55.8019
Elevation	70 meter above sea level
Local time	11:32:29am
Name province/region	Scotland
Name Subregion	East Renfrewshire
Name	Giffnock and Thornliebank

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Merrylee	1 km	North
2 Orchard Park	1.1 km	NorthWest
3 Netherlee	1.1 km	East
4 Williamwood	1.2 km	SouthSouthWest
5 Stamperland	1.5 km	SouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Glasgow	Scotland	3.4 km	EastSouthEast
2 Belfast	Northern-ireland	170 km	SouthWest
3 Douglas	Isle-of-man	184 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Atlantic Ocean is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 17 km (direction NorthNorthWest). The nearest bigger lake is Dunwan Dam (0.6 km² at a distance of 9.1 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the English-Scotish border with a straight distance of 114.2 km in SouthSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 160 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, hill: 0%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. The surroundings of the place is highly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is urban.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Glasgow International Airport (at a distance of 12 km and direction NorthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (at a distance of 38 km in SouthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

3.1 km2

3.9%

Agriculture

20.1 km2

25.5%

Urban area

44.4 km2

56.5%

Water - Lakes

0.3 km2

0.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Giffnock in country Scotland

Giffnock at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 New Lanark	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	35 km	SouthEast
2 The Forth Bridge	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	60 km	East
3 Old and New Towns of Edinburgh	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	69 km	East

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Giffnock

Type of weather in Giffnock	light rain
Current temperature:	11 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	5.14 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South South East
Air pressure:	1003 mb
Humidity:	82 %
Daylength at 29 April 2024:	15 hour and 14 minutes
Sunrise :	06:37 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:51 Europe/Amsterdam