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General information - Location

Country	Scotland
Part of	United Kingdom
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -3.1608,Lat: 56.1097
Elevation	meter above sea level
Local time	1:39:10am
Population	47000 (10th largest city in country)
Name province/region	Scotland
Name Subregion	Fife
Name	Kirkcaldy Central

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Kinghorn	4.7 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Cluny	5.2 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Auchtertool	6 km	West
4 Thornton	6.2 km	NorthNorthEast
5 West Wemyss	6.4 km	NorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Glasgow	Scotland	75 km	WestSouthWest
2 Douglas	Isle-of-man	234 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Belfast	Northern-ireland	244 km	WestSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Kirkcaldy lies at the North Sea (direction EastSouthEast). The nearest bigger lake is Loch Leven (13.7 km² at a distance of 13.3 km in NorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the English-Scotish border with a straight distance of 73.6 km in SouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 103 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 2%, low location: 98%, The hills are mainly southern orientated. The surroundings of the place is moderately urbanised. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Edinburgh Airport (at a distance of 22 km and direction SouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

3.1 km2

6.1%

Nature

1 km2

1.9%

Agriculture

28.2 km2

55.6%

Urban area

14.8 km2

29.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Kirkcaldy in country Scotland

Kirkcaldy at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Old and New Towns of Edinburgh	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	18 km	SouthSouthWest
2 The Forth Bridge	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	19 km	WestSouthWest
3 New Lanark	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	63 km	SouthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Kirkcaldy

Type of weather in Kirkcaldy	scattered clouds
Current temperature:	9 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0.89 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	EastcNorth East
Air pressure:	1010 mb
Humidity:	85 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	15 hour and 33 minutes
Sunrise :	06:22 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:55 Europe/Amsterdam