Gilchriston

General information - Location

Country	Scotland
Part of	United Kingdom
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -2.8339,Lat: 55.8783
Elevation	184 meter above sea level
Local time	17:06:33pm
Name province/region	Scotland
Name Subregion	East Lothian
Name	Haddington and Lammermuir

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Leaston	1.9 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Stobshiel	2.4 km	SouthSouthEast
3 East Saltoun	2.4 km	North
4 West Saltoun	2.7 km	NorthNorthWest
5 Humbie	3.1 km	SouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Glasgow	Scotland	88 km	West
2 Douglas	Isle-of-man	219 km	SouthWest
3 Belfast	Northern-ireland	243 km	WestSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 12 km (direction NorthNorthWest). The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Whiteadder Reservoir (1.1 km² at a distance of 16.4 km in Eastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the English-Scotish border with a straight distance of 41.2 km in SouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 58 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 73%, hill: 27%, The hills are mainly northern 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 35 km and direction WestNorthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

5.6 km2

7.2%

Nature

5.5 km2

Agriculture

67.1 km2

85.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Gilchriston in country Scotland

Gilchriston 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	25 km	WestNorthWest
2 The Forth Bridge	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	37 km	WestNorthWest
3 New Lanark	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	64 km	West

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Pencaitland

Type of weather in Pencaitland	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	10 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	7.45 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	1004 mb
Humidity:	85 %
Daylength at 29 April 2024:	15 hour and 14 minutes
Sunrise :	06:31 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:45 Europe/Amsterdam