Gilston

General information - Location

Country	Scotland
Part of	United Kingdom
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -2.8883,Lat: 55.7968
Elevation	305 meter above sea level
Local time	9:50:10am
Name province/region	Scotland
Name Subregion	Scottish Borders
Name	Galashiels and District

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Fala	4.8 km	North
2 Falahill	5 km	West
3 Fala Dam	5.6 km	North
4 Tynehead	5.8 km	NorthWest
5 Heriot	6 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Glasgow	Scotland	84 km	West
2 Douglas	Isle-of-man	209 km	SouthWest
3 Belfast	Northern-ireland	235 km	WestSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 19 km (direction NorthNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Solway Tweed. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Gladhouse Reservoir (1.8 km² at a distance of 13.6 km in Western direction).

The most nearby international border is the English-Scotish border with a straight distance of 39.1 km in SouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 55 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 100%, The hills are mainly northwestern 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 NorthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

7.5 km2

9.5%

Nature

31.9 km2

40.6%

Agriculture

39.2 km2

49.9%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Gilston in country Scotland

Gilston 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	27 km	NorthWest
2 The Forth Bridge	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	39 km	NorthWest
3 New Lanark	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	58 km	West

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Gorebridge

Type of weather in Gorebridge	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	8 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	6.13 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	South South West
Air pressure:	1006 mb
Humidity:	90 %
Daylength at 29 April 2024:	15 hour and 14 minutes
Sunrise :	06:31 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:45 Europe/Amsterdam