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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: -7.486,Lat: 57.649
Elevation	29 meter above sea level
Local time	21:25:48pm
At island	North-uist
Name province/region (Country)	Scotland
Wiki-website Subregion (Council Area)	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
Name	Beinn na Foghla agus Uibhist a Tuath

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Baile Mhàrtainn	1.8 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Grìminis	2.4 km	East
3 Hosta	3.1 km	SouthSouthWest
4 Tigh A' Ghearraidh	3.7 km	SouthWest
5 Hogha Gearraidh	4.9 km	SouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Glasgow	Scotland	285 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Belfast	Northern-ireland	354 km	South
3 Douglas	Isle-of-man	432 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Scolpaig lies at the Atlantic Ocean (direction NorthNorthWest). The nearest bigger lake is Loch nan Geireann (2 km² at a distance of 10.2 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the North-Irish-Irish border with a straight distance of 288.9 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 404 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 30%, low location: 70%, The hills are mainly northeastern orientated. 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 271 km and direction SouthSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Benbecula Airport (at a distance of 20 km in Southern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

1.7 km2

4.9%

Nature

10.7 km2

31.6%

Wet nature

9.2 km2

27.1%

Agriculture

9.8 km2

28.8%

Rock-Sand

2 km2

5.8%

Water - Lakes

0.6 km2

1.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Scolpaig in country Scotland

Scolpaig at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 St Kilda	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	67 km	WestNorthWest
2 Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	275 km	South
3 Heart of Neolithic Orkney	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	294 km	EastNorthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Western Isles

Type of weather in Western Isles	clear sky
Current temperature:	12 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	7.96 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	North East
Air pressure:	1023 mb
Humidity:	78 %
Daylength at 18 May 2025:	16 hour and 50 minutes
Sunrise :	06:01 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	22:51 Europe/Amsterdam