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General information - Location

Country	Scotland
Part of	United Kingdom
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -2.6933,Lat: 57.6797
Elevation	3 meter above sea level
Local time	10:41:04am
Name province/region	Scotland
Name Subregion	Aberdeenshire
Name	Banff and District

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Sandend	3.3 km	WestNorthWest
2 Easter Whyntie	3.6 km	EastSouthEast
3 Fordyce	3.7 km	WestSouthWest
4 Boyndie	5.8 km	EastSouthEast
5 Auds	6.7 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Glasgow	Scotland	230 km	SouthWest
2 Belfast	Northern-ireland	399 km	SouthWest
3 Douglas	Isle-of-man	409 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Portsoy lies at the North Sea (direction North). The nearest bigger lake is Loch of Strathbeg (2.2 km² at a distance of 47.4 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the English-Scotish border with a straight distance of 212 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 297 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 1%, low location: 99%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Edinburgh Airport (at a distance of 198 km and direction SouthSouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

2.3 km2

4.8%

Nature

0.7 km2

1.4%

Wet nature

0.3 km2

0.6%

Agriculture

40.9 km2

87%

Urban area

0.8 km2

1.7%

Infrastructure

2.1 km2

4.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Portsoy in country Scotland

Portsoy 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	149 km	North
2 The Forth Bridge	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	192 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Old and New Towns of Edinburgh	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	196 km	SouthSouthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Portsoy

Type of weather in Portsoy	broken clouds
Current temperature:	11 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.24 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	East
Air pressure:	1006 mb
Humidity:	98 %
Daylength at 4 May 2024:	15 hour and 52 minutes
Sunrise :	06:11 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	22:03 Europe/Amsterdam