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General information - Location

Country	Scotland
Part of	United Kingdom
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -6.5679,Lat: 57.4296
Elevation	53 meter above sea level
Local time	14:14:14pm
At island	Skye
Name province/region	Scotland
Name Subregion	Highland
Name	Eilean a'Cheo

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Lonmore	0.8 km	SouthEast
2 Dunvegan	0.8 km	North
3 Uiginish	2.2 km	NorthWest
4 Roskhill	2.9 km	SouthEast
5 Roag	3.2 km	South

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Glasgow	Scotland	231 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Belfast	Northern-ireland	319 km	South
3 Douglas	Isle-of-man	387 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Kilmuir lies at the Atlantic Ocean (direction WestNorthWest). The nearest bigger lake is Loch Obasaraigh (3.8 km² at a distance of 37.4 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the North-Irish-Irish border with a straight distance of 267.6 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 375 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 6%, low location: 86%, hill: 8%, 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 217 km and direction SouthSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Benbecula Airport (at a distance of 48 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

3.5 km2

4.8%

Nature

19 km2

26.5%

Wet nature

41.6 km2

57.8%

Agriculture

7.1 km2

9.8%

Rock-Sand

0.3 km2

0.4%

Water - Lakes

0.5 km2

0.6%

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	127 km	NorthWest
2 Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	244 km	SouthSouthWest
3 The Forth Bridge	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	251 km	SouthEast

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	light rain
Current temperature:	9 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.79 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South East
Air pressure:	1000 mb
Humidity:	90 %
Daylength at 29 April 2024:	15 hour and 27 minutes
Sunrise :	06:40 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	22:06 Europe/Amsterdam