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General information - Location

Country	Scotland
Part of	United Kingdom
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -6.2843,Lat: 58.3013
Elevation	55 meter above sea level
Local time	13:02:41pm
At island	Lewis-harris
Name province/region	Scotland
Name Subregion	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
Name	Loch a Tuath

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Buaile Na H-Ochd	3.2 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Cnoc An T-Solais	3.5 km	SouthWest
3 Gleann Tholastaidh	3.6 km	EastNorthEast
4 Brèibhig	3.7 km	SouthSouthWest
5 Col Uarach	4.8 km	SouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Glasgow	Scotland	305 km	South
2 Belfast	Northern-ireland	414 km	South
3 Tórshavn	Faroe-islands	416 km	North

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Griais lies at the Atlantic Ocean (direction South). The nearest bigger lake is Loch Trealabhal (5.2 km² at a distance of 27 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the North-Irish-Irish border with a straight distance of 366.6 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 513 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 4%, low location: 96%, The hills are mainly southeastern 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 293 km and direction South).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Stornoway Airport (at a distance of 10 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Nature

4.8 km2

8.6%

Wet nature

42.5 km2

76.5%

Agriculture

8.3 km2

14.9%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Griais in country Scotland

Griais 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	146 km	West
2 Heart of Neolithic Orkney	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	196 km	East
3 The Forth Bridge	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	310 km	SouthSouthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Garrabost

Type of weather in Garrabost	light rain
Current temperature:	12 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	11.32 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 6)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	1021 mb
Humidity:	83 %
Daylength at 8 May 2024:	16 hour and 16 minutes
Sunrise :	06:13 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	22:29 Europe/Amsterdam