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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: -2.98,Lat: 55.9576
Elevation	16 meter above sea level
Local time	13:44:08pm
Name province/region	Scotland
Name Subregion	East Lothian
Name	Preston/Seton/Gosford

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Tranent	2.2 km	SouthEast
2 Cockenzie and Port Seton	2.4 km	EastNorthEast
3 Wallyford	3.1 km	SouthWest
4 Elphinstone	4 km	South
5 Musselburgh	4.6 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Glasgow	Scotland	80 km	West
2 Douglas	Isle-of-man	223 km	SouthWest
3 Belfast	Northern-ireland	241 km	WestSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Prestonpans lies at the North Sea (direction NorthNorthWest). The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Gladhouse Reservoir (1.8 km² at a distance of 21.5 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the English-Scotish border with a straight distance of 53.9 km in SouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 75 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 10%, low location: 90%, The hills are mainly northern 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 Edinburgh Airport (at a distance of 24 km and direction West).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

0.3 km2

0.6%

Wet nature

1.8 km2

3.7%

Agriculture

31.6 km2

66.6%

Urban area

8.3 km2

17.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Prestonpans in country Scotland

Prestonpans 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	15 km	West
2 The Forth Bridge	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	26 km	WestNorthWest
3 New Lanark	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	60 km	WestSouthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Prestonpans

Type of weather in Prestonpans	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	11 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0.43 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	South East
Air pressure:	1005 mb
Humidity:	89 %
Daylength at 4 May 2024:	15 hour and 36 minutes
Sunrise :	06:20 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:56 Europe/Amsterdam