Hillhead

General information - Location

Country	Scotland
Part of	United Kingdom
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -2.7069,Lat: 57.4085
Elevation	260 meter above sea level
Local time	20:42:08pm
Name province/region	Scotland
Name Subregion	Aberdeenshire
Name	Huntly, Strathbogle and Howe of Alford

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Thomastown	1.4 km	North
2 Slioch	3.2 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Bainshole	3.2 km	EastSouthEast
4 Shanquhar	3.5 km	West
5 Denend	3.6 km	NorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Glasgow	Scotland	203 km	SouthWest
2 Belfast	Northern-ireland	373 km	SouthWest
3 Douglas	Isle-of-man	380 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 30 km (direction North). The nearest bigger lake is Loch of Strathbeg (2.2 km² at a distance of 53.7 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the English-Scotish border with a straight distance of 182.7 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 256 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 32%, hill: 68%, The hills are mainly northern 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 168 km and direction SouthSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Aberdeen Dyce Airport (at a distance of 38 km in SouthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

13.5 km2

17.2%

Nature

13.8 km2

17.5%

Agriculture

51.2 km2

65.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Hillhead in country Scotland

Hillhead at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 The Forth Bridge	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	163 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Old and New Towns of Edinburgh	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	166 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Heart of Neolithic Orkney	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	179 km	North

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Huntly

Type of weather in Huntly	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	8 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	7.48 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	South South East
Air pressure:	1003 mb
Humidity:	90 %
Daylength at 29 April 2024:	15 hour and 26 minutes
Sunrise :	06:24 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:51 Europe/Amsterdam