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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: -4.1918,Lat: 55.1909
Elevation	176 meter above sea level
Local time	19:59:41pm
Name province/region	Scotland
Name Subregion	Dumfries and Galloway
Name	Castle Douglas and Glenkens

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Glenhoul	2.8 km	South
2 Bardennoch	2.9 km	WestNorthWest
3 Carsphairn	5 km	NorthWest
4 Castlemaddy	5.3 km	West
5 Knocknalling	5.9 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Glasgow	Scotland	68 km	North
2 Douglas	Isle-of-man	117 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Belfast	Northern-ireland	130 km	WestSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Irish Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 32 km (direction SouthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Solway Tweed. The nearest bigger lake is Loch Doon (8.3 km² at a distance of 11.7 km in NorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the English-Scotish border with a straight distance of 74.1 km in EastSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 104 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 37%, hill: 63%, The hills are mainly southwestern orientated. The most common land use in the area is nature.

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

Name
Western Southern Uplands

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Glasgow International Airport (at a distance of 77 km and direction North).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (at a distance of 43 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

22 km2

27.9%

Nature

46.3 km2

58.9%

Wet nature

3.5 km2

4.5%

Agriculture

6.1 km2

7.8%

Water - Lakes

0.7 km2

0.9%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Knowehead in country Scotland

Knowehead 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	59 km	NorthEast
2 Frontiers of the Roman Empire	Germany,United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	104 km	EastSouthEast
3 The Forth Bridge	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	104 km	NorthEast

Social media - Maps

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Balmaclellan

Type of weather in Balmaclellan	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	10 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	5.18 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	1004 mb
Humidity:	97 %
Daylength at 29 April 2024:	15 hour and 9 minutes
Sunrise :	06:39 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:48 Europe/Amsterdam