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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: -4.9422,Lat: 55.9781
Elevation	11 meter above sea level
Local time	6:42:57am
Name province/region	Scotland
Name Subregion	Argyll and Bute
Name	Cowal

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Kilmun	2 km	EastNorthEast
2 Tom Nan Ragh	2.3 km	NorthWest
3 Dunoon	2.8 km	South
4 Ballochyle	3.2 km	NorthWest
5 Ardbeg	3.4 km	North

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Glasgow	Scotland	48 km	SouthEast
2 Belfast	Northern-ireland	167 km	SouthWest
3 Douglas	Isle-of-man	205 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Sandbank lies at the Atlantic Ocean (direction North). The nearest bigger lake is Loch Eck (4.4 km² at a distance of 7.3 km in Northern direction).

The most nearby international border is the English-Scotish border with a straight distance of 157.4 km in SouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 220 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 7%, low location: 53%, hill: 40%, The hills are mainly eastern orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised). The most common land use in the area is forest.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Glasgow International Airport (at a distance of 34 km and direction EastSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (at a distance of 58 km in Southern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

37.5 km2

68.4%

Nature

11.1 km2

20.2%

Wet nature

0.7 km2

1.3%

Agriculture

1.2 km2

2.1%

Urban area

3.2 km2

5.8%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Sandbank in country Scotland

Sandbank 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	80 km	SouthEast
2 The Forth Bridge	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	97 km	East
3 Old and New Towns of Edinburgh	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	108 km	EastSouthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Dunoon

Type of weather in Dunoon	moderate rain
Current temperature:	8 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.34 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	EastcNorth East
Air pressure:	1003 mb
Humidity:	95 %
Daylength at 30 April 2024:	15 hour and 19 minutes
Sunrise :	06:37 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:56 Europe/Amsterdam