Nethertown

General information - Location

Country	Scotland
Part of	United Kingdom
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -3.1155,Lat: 58.6841
Elevation	1 meter above sea level
Local time	16:37:50pm
At island	Island of Stroma
Name province/region	Scotland
Name Subregion	Highland
Name	Landward Caithness

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Uppertown	1.1 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Huna	4.9 km	South
3 Kirkstyle	5.3 km	SouthSouthWest
4 Canisbay	5.8 km	SouthSouthWest
5 John O' Groats	5.8 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Glasgow	Scotland	329 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Tórshavn	Faroe-islands	421 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Belfast	Northern-ireland	488 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Nethertown lies at the North Sea (direction EastNorthEast). The nearest bigger lake is Loch Watten (3.7 km² at a distance of 24.4 km in SouthWestern direction).The place is located at an island named Island of Stroma. The distance to the mainland is 2.7 km.

The most nearby international border is the English-Scotish border with a straight distance of 326.6 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 457 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 22%, low location: 78%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. The most common land use in the area is nature.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Edinburgh Airport (at a distance of 305 km and direction SouthSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Wick Airport (at a distance of 25 km in Southern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Nature

2.9 km2

47.3%

Wet nature

0.8 km2

12.6%

Agriculture

2.5 km2

40.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Nethertown in country Scotland

Nethertown at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Heart of Neolithic Orkney	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	35 km	North
2 The Forth Bridge	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	300 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Old and New Towns of Edinburgh	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	305 km	SouthSouthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Ackergill

Type of weather in Ackergill	broken clouds
Current temperature:	6 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.38 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	North North East
Air pressure:	1007 mb
Humidity:	72 %
Daylength at 26 April 2024:	15 hour and 23 minutes
Sunrise :	06:28 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:51 Europe/Amsterdam