Hillockhead

General information - Location

Country	Scotland
Part of	United Kingdom
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -3.0195,Lat: 57.1713
Elevation	323 meter above sea level
Local time	3:47:24am
Name province/region	Scotland
Name Subregion	Aberdeenshire
Name	Aboyne, Upper Deeside and Donside

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Heugh-Head	2.1 km	North
2 Boultenstone	3.1 km	EastNorthEast
3 Waterside	3.2 km	NorthNorthWest
4 Forbestown	4.3 km	NorthNorthWest
5 Bellabeg	4.8 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Glasgow	Scotland	170 km	SouthWest
2 Belfast	Northern-ireland	341 km	SouthWest
3 Douglas	Isle-of-man	349 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 54 km (direction SouthEast). The nearest bigger lake is Loch Muick (2 km² at a distance of 26.6 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the English-Scotish border with a straight distance of 163.1 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 228 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 89%, low mountains: 11%, The hills are mainly eastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is nature.

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

Name
Cairngorms National Park
Cairngorms National Park - Pàirc Nàiseanta a' Mhonaidh Ruaidh
Cairngorm Straths

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Edinburgh Airport (at a distance of 138 km and direction SouthSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Aberdeen Dyce Airport (at a distance of 50 km in Eastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

29.1 km2

37%

Nature

32.4 km2

41.3%

Agriculture

17 km2

21.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Hillockhead in country Scotland

Hillockhead 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	133 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Old and New Towns of Edinburgh	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	137 km	SouthSouthWest
3 New Lanark	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	175 km	SouthSouthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Blackmill

Type of weather in Blackmill	broken clouds
Current temperature:	7 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.32 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	North North West
Air pressure:	1014 mb
Humidity:	93 %
Daylength at 2 May 2024:	15 hour and 38 minutes
Sunrise :	06:19 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:57 Europe/Amsterdam