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General information - Location

Country	Scotland
Part of	United Kingdom
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -6.5707,Lat: 57.5471
Elevation	54 meter above sea level
Local time	11:02:14am
At island	Skye
Name province/region	Scotland
Name Subregion	Highland
Name	Eilean a'Cheo

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Geary	0.7 km	North
2 Hallin	1.9 km	SouthWest
3 Halistra	2.1 km	West
4 Stein	3.4 km	SouthSouthWest
5 Lusta	3.6 km	South

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Glasgow	Scotland	241 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Belfast	Northern-ireland	332 km	South
3 Douglas	Isle-of-man	400 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Gillen lies at the Atlantic Ocean (direction EastNorthEast). The nearest bigger lake is Loch Langabhat (1.7 km² at a distance of 35.1 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the North-Irish-Irish border with a straight distance of 280.6 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 393 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 2%, low location: 81%, hill: 16%, The hills are mainly western orientated. The most common land use in the area is 0.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Glasgow International Airport (at a distance of 227 km and direction SouthSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Benbecula Airport (at a distance of 48 km in Western direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

7.5 km2

18.1%

Nature

10.5 km2

25.4%

Wet nature

14.9 km2

35.9%

Agriculture

8.6 km2

20.6%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Gillen in country Scotland

Gillen at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 St Kilda	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	123 km	WestNorthWest
2 Heart of Neolithic Orkney	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	257 km	EastNorthEast
3 Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	257 km	SouthSouthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Portree

Type of weather in Portree	scattered clouds
Current temperature:	10 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.26 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South South East
Air pressure:	1002 mb
Humidity:	76 %
Daylength at 29 April 2024:	15 hour and 28 minutes
Sunrise :	06:39 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	22:07 Europe/Amsterdam