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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: -3.6874,Lat: 55.472
Elevation	268 meter above sea level
Local time	0:37:30am
Name province/region	Scotland
Name Subregion	South Lanarkshire
Name	Clydesdale East

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Crawford	2.1 km	EastSouthEast
2 Abington	2.2 km	North
3 Elvanfoot	4.4 km	SouthSouthEast
4 Crawfordjohn	6.1 km	NorthWest
5 Glenochar	7.6 km	South

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Glasgow	Scotland	50 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Douglas	Isle-of-man	155 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Belfast	Northern-ireland	173 km	WestSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Irish Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 50 km (direction South). The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Daer Reservoir (2.2 km² at a distance of 12.9 km in Southern direction).

The most nearby international border is the English-Scotish border with a straight distance of 61.7 km in SouthSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 86 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 97%, low mountains: 3%, The hills are mainly northwestern orientated. The most common land use in the area is nature.

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

Name
Central Southern Uplands

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Edinburgh Airport (at a distance of 57 km and direction NorthNorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (at a distance of 57 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

7.9 km2

10%

Nature

52.2 km2

66.5%

Wet nature

0.9 km2

1.2%

Agriculture

17 km2

21.6%

Urban area

0.6 km2

0.8%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Kirkton in country Scotland

Kirkton 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	22 km	North
2 Old and New Towns of Edinburgh	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	61 km	NorthEast
3 The Forth Bridge	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	62 km	NorthNorthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Douglas

Type of weather in Douglas	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	9 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.65 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	North North East
Air pressure:	1011 mb
Humidity:	98 %
Daylength at 2 May 2024:	15 hour and 24 minutes
Sunrise :	06:29 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:53 Europe/Amsterdam