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General information - Location

Country	Scotland
Part of	United Kingdom
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -4.7728,Lat: 56.0179
Elevation	60 meter above sea level
Local time	3:36:53am
Name province/region	Scotland
Name Subregion	Argyll and Bute
Name	Lomond North

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Blairvadach	1.9 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Rosneath	2 km	WestSouthWest
3 Helensburgh	2.6 km	EastSouthEast
4 Clynder	2.7 km	WestNorthWest
5 Shandon	3.9 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Glasgow	Scotland	41 km	SouthEast
2 Belfast	Northern-ireland	175 km	SouthWest
3 Douglas	Isle-of-man	208 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Rhu lies at the Atlantic Ocean (direction WestSouthWest). The nearest bigger lake is Loch Lomond (72.4 km² at a distance of 8.8 km in Eastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the English-Scotish border with a straight distance of 152.5 km in SouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 214 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 5%, low location: 77%, hill: 18%, The hills are mainly southwestern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is nature.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Glasgow International Airport (at a distance of 27 km and direction SouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (at a distance of 59 km in Southern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

9.6 km2

17%

Nature

23.2 km2

41.1%

Wet nature

2.1 km2

3.6%

Agriculture

14.2 km2

25.2%

Urban area

6.9 km2

12.2%

Infrastructure

0.2 km2

0.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Rhu in country Scotland

Rhu 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	73 km	SouthEast
2 The Forth Bridge	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	86 km	EastSouthEast
3 Old and New Towns of Edinburgh	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	97 km	EastSouthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Rhu

Type of weather in Rhu	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	12 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.13 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	EastcNorth East
Air pressure:	1020 mb
Humidity:	97 %
Daylength at 7 May 2024:	15 hour and 49 minutes
Sunrise :	06:21 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	22:10 Europe/Amsterdam