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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: -6.9805,Lat: 57.8591
Elevation	36 meter above sea level
Local time	0:13:38am
At island	Lewis-harris
Name province/region	Scotland
Name Subregion	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
Name	Na Hearadh agus Ceann a Deas nan Loch

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Seilebost	1.7 km	EastNorthEast
2 Na Buirgh	2.3 km	SouthWest
3 Losgaintir	3.6 km	NorthEast
4 Sgarasta Mhor	5.1 km	WestSouthWest
5 Sgarasta Bheag	5.7 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Glasgow	Scotland	283 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Belfast	Northern-ireland	370 km	South
3 Douglas	Isle-of-man	441 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Horgabost lies at the Atlantic Ocean (direction North). The nearest bigger lake is Loch Langabhat (1.7 km² at a distance of 4.4 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).

The nearest mountain is An Cliseam with a height of 799 meter (at a distance of 15.5 km and direction NorthEast). The most nearby international border is the North-Irish-Irish border with a straight distance of 312.6 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 438 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 7%, low location: 75%, hill: 18%, The hills are mainly western orientated. The most common land use in the area is nature.

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

Name
South Lewis, Harris and North Uist

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Glasgow International Airport (at a distance of 270 km and direction SouthSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Benbecula Airport (at a distance of 48 km in SouthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Nature

23.4 km2

46.6%

Wet nature

10.8 km2

21.5%

Agriculture

2.3 km2

4.6%

Rock-Sand

13.6 km2

27.2%

Water - Lakes

0.1 km2

0.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Horgabost in country Scotland

Horgabost 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	95 km	WestNorthWest
2 Heart of Neolithic Orkney	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	256 km	EastNorthEast
3 Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	293 km	South

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Western Isles

Type of weather in Western Isles	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	12 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.91 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	North East
Air pressure:	1014 mb
Humidity:	84 %
Daylength at 2 May 2024:	15 hour and 44 minutes
Sunrise :	06:32 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	22:16 Europe/Amsterdam