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General information - Location

Country	Scotland
Part of	United Kingdom
Location in country	Southwest
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -4.609,Lat: 54.9146
Elevation	54 meter above sea level
Local time	2:18:08am
Name province/region	Scotland
Name Subregion	Dumfries and Galloway
Name	Mid Galloway

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Craighlaw Mains	2.1 km	West
2 Shennanton	3.4 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Spittal	4.6 km	SouthEast
4 Barlae	5.3 km	West
5 Benfield	5.7 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Douglas	Isle-of-man	85 km	South
2 Belfast	Northern-ireland	92 km	West
3 Glasgow	Scotland	102 km	NorthNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Irish Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 10 km (direction East).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Solway Tweed. The nearest bigger lake is Loch Dee (0.9 km² at a distance of 22.3 km in NorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the English-Scotish border with a straight distance of 99.5 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 139 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, hill: 0%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Western Southern Uplands

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Belfast International Airport (at a distance of 107 km and direction West).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (at a distance of 66 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

18.2 km2

23.2%

Nature

18.8 km2

23.9%

Wet nature

16.3 km2

20.7%

Agriculture

25.3 km2

32.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Kirkcowan in country Scotland

Kirkcowan at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 New Lanark	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	99 km	NorthEast
2 The English Lake District	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	110 km	SouthEast
3 Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	125 km	WestNorthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Newton Stewart

Type of weather in Newton Stewart	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	10 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.62 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	North East
Air pressure:	1007 mb
Humidity:	79 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	15 hour and 23 minutes
Sunrise :	06:33 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:56 Europe/Amsterdam