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General information - Location

Country	Scotland
Part of	United Kingdom
Location in country	Southwest
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -4.8066,Lat: 54.8762
Elevation	46 meter above sea level
Local time	0:33:48am
Name province/region	Scotland
Name Subregion	Dumfries and Galloway
Name	Wigtown West

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Whitecairn	3 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Milton	3.1 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Stairhaven	3.6 km	South
4 Carscreugh	3.9 km	NorthEast
5 Dunragit	5 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Belfast	Northern-ireland	79 km	West
2 Douglas	Isle-of-man	83 km	South
3 Glasgow	Scotland	110 km	NorthNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Glenluce lies at the Irish Sea (direction SouthSouthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Solway Tweed. The nearest bigger lake is Loch Dee (0.9 km² at a distance of 34 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the English-Scotish border with a straight distance of 112.6 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 158 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 9%, low location: 91%, The hills are mainly southern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)

Name
Western Southern Uplands

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Belfast International Airport (at a distance of 94 km and direction West).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (at a distance of 71 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

9.5 km2

14.2%

Nature

6.9 km2

10.2%

Wet nature

8.5 km2

12.7%

Agriculture

39.7 km2

59.3%

Urban area

0.4 km2

0.6%

Rock-Sand

1.3 km2

1.9%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Glenluce in country Scotland

Glenluce 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	109 km	NorthEast
2 Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	115 km	NorthWest
3 The English Lake District	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	119 km	EastSouthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Stranraer

Type of weather in Stranraer	broken clouds
Current temperature:	9 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.45 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	North North West
Air pressure:	1018 mb
Humidity:	93 %
Daylength at 7 May 2024:	15 hour and 39 minutes
Sunrise :	06:26 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	22:05 Europe/Amsterdam