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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: -3.0661,Lat: 55.0038
Elevation	11 meter above sea level
Local time	9:07:48am
Name province/region	Scotland
Name Subregion	Dumfries and Galloway
Name	Annandale East and Eskdale

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Springfield	0.7 km	EastNorthEast
2 Gretna	1.1 km	South
3 Rigg	3.1 km	WestSouthWest
4 Hollee	5.1 km	WestNorthWest
5 Chapelknowe	5.2 km	North

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Glasgow	Scotland	115 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Douglas	Isle-of-man	131 km	SouthWest
3 Belfast	Northern-ireland	189 km	West

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Irish Sea is very close with only a distance of around 2 km (direction South).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Solway Tweed. The nearest bigger lake is Bassenthwaite Lake (5.1 km² at a distance of 38 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the English-Scotish border with a straight distance of 1.1 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 1.6 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 25%, low location: 75%, The hills are mainly southern 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 107 km and direction North).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

4.1 km2

5.3%

Nature

0.6 km2

0.8%

Wet nature

16.4 km2

20.8%

Agriculture

51.9 km2

66.1%

Urban area

4.8 km2

6.1%

Infrastructure

0.8 km2

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Gretna Green in country Scotland

Gretna Green at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Frontiers of the Roman Empire	Germany,United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	30 km	EastSouthEast
2 The English Lake District	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	59 km	SouthSouthWest
3 New Lanark	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	86 km	NorthNorthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Gretna

Type of weather in Gretna	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	13 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.48 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	West South West
Air pressure:	1027 mb
Humidity:	92 %
Daylength at 8 May 2024:	15 hour and 44 minutes
Sunrise :	06:16 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	22:00 Europe/Amsterdam