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General information - Location

Country	Scotland
Part of	United Kingdom
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -2.3325,Lat: 55.8099
Elevation	128 meter above sea level
Local time	15:05:47pm
Name province/region	Scotland
Name Subregion	Scottish Borders
Name	Mid Berwickshire

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Marygold	3.5 km	NorthEast
2 Lintlaw	3.7 km	East
3 Duns	3.9 km	SouthSouthWest
4 Edrom	4.1 km	SouthEast
5 Abbey St Bathans	5.6 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Glasgow	Scotland	119 km	West
2 Douglas	Isle-of-man	230 km	SouthWest
3 Belfast	Northern-ireland	266 km	WestSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 13 km (direction NorthNorthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Solway Tweed. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Whiteadder Reservoir (1.1 km² at a distance of 14.1 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the English-Scotish border with a straight distance of 14 km in SouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 20 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 78%, hill: 22%, The hills are mainly southern 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 67 km and direction WestNorthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

4 km2

5.1%

Nature

5.5 km2

Agriculture

65.1 km2

82.9%

Urban area

0.9 km2

1.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Preston in country Scotland

Preston at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Old and New Towns of Edinburgh	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	57 km	WestNorthWest
2 The Forth Bridge	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	69 km	WestNorthWest
3 New Lanark	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	92 km	West

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Duns

Type of weather in Duns	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	13 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.84 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South South West
Air pressure:	1007 mb
Humidity:	87 %
Daylength at 4 May 2024:	15 hour and 35 minutes
Sunrise :	06:18 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:53 Europe/Amsterdam