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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: -3.8329,Lat: 55.0659
Elevation	176 meter above sea level
Local time	2:16:29am
Name province/region	Scotland
Name Subregion	Dumfries and Galloway
Name	Castle Douglas and Glenkens

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Margreig	2.1 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Crocketford	3.4 km	South
3 Brooklands	3.5 km	SouthWest
4 Shawhead	3.9 km	EastSouthEast
5 Brae	4.2 km	SouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Glasgow	Scotland	86 km	North
2 Douglas	Isle-of-man	110 km	SouthWest
3 Belfast	Northern-ireland	144 km	West

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Irish Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 15 km (direction EastSouthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Solway Tweed. The nearest bigger lake is Loch Ken (8 km² at a distance of 13.5 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the English-Scotish border with a straight distance of 49.7 km in EastSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 70 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 52%, hill: 48%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Glasgow International Airport (at a distance of 97 km and direction North).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

12.1 km2

15.4%

Nature

28.1 km2

35.9%

Wet nature

1.5 km2

1.9%

Agriculture

36.1 km2

46%

Water - Lakes

0.6 km2

0.8%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Glen in country Scotland

Glen 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	67 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Frontiers of the Roman Empire	Germany,United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	79 km	EastSouthEast
3 The English Lake District	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	81 km	SouthSouthEast

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Dumfries and Galloway

Type of weather in Dumfries and Galloway	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	9 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.51 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	1008 mb
Humidity:	96 %
Daylength at 30 April 2024:	15 hour and 12 minutes
Sunrise :	06:36 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:48 Europe/Amsterdam