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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: -3.9759,Lat: 55.9085
Elevation	161 meter above sea level
Local time	0:32:06am
Name province/region	Scotland
Name Subregion	North Lanarkshire
Name	Airdrie North

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Wattston	1.2 km	EastSouthEast
2 Stand	1.3 km	South
3 Greengairs	2.4 km	East
4 Glenmavis	2.7 km	SouthSouthWest
5 Airdriehill	3.3 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Glasgow	Scotland	20 km	WestSouthWest
2 Belfast	Northern-ireland	192 km	SouthWest
3 Douglas	Isle-of-man	198 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Atlantic Ocean is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 31 km (direction WestNorthWest). The nearest bigger lake is Strathclyde Loch (0.7 km² at a distance of 13 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the English-Scotish border with a straight distance of 107.1 km in EastSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 150 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 90%, hill: 10%, The hills are mainly northwestern orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised). The most common land use in the area is agriculture.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Glasgow International Airport (at a distance of 29 km and direction West).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (at a distance of 60 km in SouthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

4.6 km2

5.9%

Nature

8.4 km2

10.7%

Wet nature

5.3 km2

6.8%

Agriculture

40.6 km2

51.7%

Urban area

13.7 km2

17.5%

Infrastructure

0.8 km2

Water - Lakes

0.2 km2

0.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Riggend in country Scotland

Riggend 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	30 km	SouthSouthEast
2 The Forth Bridge	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	38 km	East
3 Old and New Towns of Edinburgh	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	48 km	East

Social media - Maps

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Cumbernauld

Type of weather in Cumbernauld	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	11 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.52 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	North East
Air pressure:	1018 mb
Humidity:	86 %
Daylength at 7 May 2024:	15 hour and 48 minutes
Sunrise :	06:18 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	22:06 Europe/Amsterdam