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General information - Location

Country	Scotland
Part of	United Kingdom
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -7.1261,Lat: 57.6328
Elevation	1 meter above sea level
Local time	9:26:25am
At island	North-uist
Name province/region	Scotland
Name Subregion	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
Name	Beinn na Foghla agus Uibhist a Tuath

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Lochmaddy	4.1 km	SouthWest
2 Baile Mhic' Phàil	7.4 km	NorthWest
3 Port Nan Long	7.9 km	NorthNorthWest
4 Trumaisgearraidh	8.2 km	WestNorthWest
5 Borgh	9.5 km	North

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Glasgow	Scotland	269 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Belfast	Northern-ireland	347 km	South
3 Douglas	Isle-of-man	421 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Lochportain lies at the Atlantic Ocean (direction SouthSouthEast). The nearest bigger lake is Loch Fada (2.1 km² at a distance of 5.2 km in Western direction).

The most nearby international border is the North-Irish-Irish border with a straight distance of 286.9 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 402 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 57%, low location: 43%, The hills are mainly southern orientated. The most common land use in the area is nature.

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

Name
South Lewis, Harris and North Uist

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Glasgow International Airport (at a distance of 255 km and direction SouthSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Benbecula Airport (at a distance of 22 km in SouthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Nature

18.1 km2

44.6%

Wet nature

17.2 km2

42.3%

Agriculture

1.1 km2

2.7%

Water - Lakes

4.2 km2

10.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Lochportain in country Scotland

Lochportain at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 St Kilda	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	88 km	WestNorthWest
2 Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	269 km	South
3 Heart of Neolithic Orkney	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	277 km	EastNorthEast

Social media - Maps

	Video's op youtube van Lochportain
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	Flickr
Filming Location	IMDB Lochportain
	TikTok
	Bings maps
	Mapquest
	Wikimapia
	OpenStreetMap

Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Western Isles

Type of weather in Western Isles	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	6 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	6.82 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	North North East
Air pressure:	1008 mb
Humidity:	61 %
Daylength at 25 April 2024:	15 hour and 10 minutes
Sunrise :	06:51 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	22:01 Europe/Amsterdam