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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: -4.5947,Lat: 55.5166
Elevation	42 meter above sea level
Local time	3:52:32am
Name province/region	Scotland
Name Subregion	South Ayrshire
Name	Kyle

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Rosemount	1.8 km	NorthEast
2 Prestwick	2.5 km	SouthSouthWest
3 St Quivox	4.2 km	South
4 Loans	4.2 km	NorthNorthWest
5 Symington	4.3 km	NorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Glasgow	Scotland	39 km	NorthEast
2 Belfast	Northern-ireland	134 km	SouthWest
3 Douglas	Isle-of-man	152 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Atlantic Ocean is very close with only a distance of around 2 km (direction WestSouthWest). The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Lochgoin Reservoir (0.6 km² at a distance of 26 km in NorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the English-Scotish border with a straight distance of 110.5 km in SouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 155 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 11%, low location: 89%, The hills are mainly western orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Glasgow International Airport (at a distance of 41 km and direction NorthNorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (at a distance of 1.7 km in Southern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

0.8 km2

1.2%

Wet nature

1.6 km2

2.4%

Agriculture

44.3 km2

67.5%

Urban area

10.8 km2

16.5%

Infrastructure

3.5 km2

5.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Monkton in country Scotland

Monkton 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	54 km	East
2 The Forth Bridge	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	93 km	EastNorthEast
3 Old and New Towns of Edinburgh	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	99 km	EastNorthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Monkton

Type of weather in Monkton	scattered clouds
Current temperature:	9 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.54 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	East South East
Air pressure:	1008 mb
Humidity:	87 %
Daylength at 1 May 2024:	15 hour and 20 minutes
Sunrise :	06:35 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:55 Europe/Amsterdam