Kilmuir

General information - Location

Country	Scotland
Part of	United Kingdom
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -6.3777,Lat: 57.6481
Elevation	67 meter above sea level
Local time	17:00:30pm
At island	Skye
Name province/region	Scotland
Name Subregion	Highland
Name	Eilean a'Cheo

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Hungladder	0.9 km	North
2 Bornesketaig	1.2 km	NorthWest
3 Balgown	2 km	SouthSouthWest
4 Linicro	3.4 km	South
5 Totscore	4.2 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Glasgow	Scotland	244 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Belfast	Northern-ireland	342 km	South
3 Douglas	Isle-of-man	407 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Kilmuir lies at the Atlantic Ocean (direction North). The nearest bigger lake is Loch Langabhat (1.7 km² at a distance of 37.7 km in NorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the North-Irish-Irish border with a straight distance of 293.7 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 411 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 2%, low location: 72%, hill: 26%, The hills are mainly western 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 231 km and direction SouthSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Benbecula Airport (at a distance of 62 km in Western direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Nature

16 km2

34.2%

Wet nature

16.4 km2

35.1%

Agriculture

14.3 km2

30.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Kilmuir in country Scotland

Kilmuir 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	132 km	WestNorthWest
2 Heart of Neolithic Orkney	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	240 km	EastNorthEast
3 The Forth Bridge	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	258 km	SouthSouthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Portree

Type of weather in Portree	moderate rain
Current temperature:	9 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	6.64 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	North East
Air pressure:	999 mb
Humidity:	91 %
Daylength at 29 April 2024:	15 hour and 29 minutes
Sunrise :	06:38 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	22:06 Europe/Amsterdam