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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: -5.4938,Lat: 56.2706
Elevation	90 meter above sea level
Local time	17:24:29pm
Name province/region	Scotland
Name Subregion	Argyll and Bute
Name	Oban North and Lorn

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Kilmelford	1.5 km	SouthEast
2 Glenmore	2.2 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Arduaine	5.5 km	WestSouthWest
4 Garraron	6.2 km	SouthWest
5 Raera	6.5 km	North

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Glasgow	Scotland	94 km	SouthEast
2 Belfast	Northern-ireland	189 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Douglas	Isle-of-man	244 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Melfort lies at the Atlantic Ocean (direction WestSouthWest). The nearest bigger lake is Loch Avich (3.5 km² at a distance of 6.9 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the North-Irish-Irish border with a straight distance of 174.4 km in SouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 244 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 1%, low location: 53%, hill: 45%, The hills are mainly northwestern orientated. The most common land use in the area is forest.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Glasgow International Airport (at a distance of 79 km and direction SouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Islay Airport (at a distance of 81 km in SouthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

34.9 km2

49.1%

Nature

24.1 km2

33.9%

Wet nature

0.6 km2

0.8%

Agriculture

10.9 km2

15.3%

Water - Lakes

0.7 km2

0.9%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Melfort in country Scotland

Melfort 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	126 km	SouthEast
2 Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	130 km	SouthWest
3 The Forth Bridge	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	134 km	EastSouthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Oban

Type of weather in Oban	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	13 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.51 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South West
Air pressure:	1007 mb
Humidity:	86 %
Daylength at 4 May 2024:	15 hour and 39 minutes
Sunrise :	06:29 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	22:08 Europe/Amsterdam