Kirkmaiden

General information - Location

Country	Scotland
Part of	United Kingdom
Location in country	Southwest
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -4.9128,Lat: 54.6921
Elevation	82 meter above sea level
Local time	23:46:37pm
Name province/region	Scotland
Name Subregion	Dumfries and Galloway
Name	Wigtown West

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Drummore	1.1 km	EastSouthEast
2 Damnaglaur	1.3 km	South
3 Clanyard	1.8 km	WestNorthWest
4 Maryport	3 km	SouthSouthEast
5 Port Logan	4.4 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Douglas	Isle-of-man	66 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Belfast	Northern-ireland	66 km	West
3 Glasgow	Scotland	131 km	NorthNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Kirkmaiden lies at the Irish Sea (direction NorthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Solway Tweed. The nearest bigger lake is Loch Grannoch (1 km² at a distance of 52.3 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the North-Irish-Irish border with a straight distance of 109.8 km in WestSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 154 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 4%, low location: 96%, The hills are mainly eastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Belfast International Airport (at a distance of 84 km and direction West).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is George Best Belfast City Airport (at a distance of 62 km in Western direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Nature

3.6 km2

8.8%

Agriculture

37.2 km2

91.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Kirkmaiden in country Scotland

Kirkmaiden at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	118 km	NorthWest
2 The English Lake District	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	120 km	EastSouthEast
3 New Lanark	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	130 km	NorthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Stranraer

Type of weather in Stranraer	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	10 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	6.54 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	EastcNorth East
Air pressure:	1007 mb
Humidity:	77 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	15 hour and 18 minutes
Sunrise :	06:37 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:55 Europe/Amsterdam