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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: -3.7712,Lat: 55.0645
Elevation	95 meter above sea level
Local time	20:31:23pm
Name province/region	Scotland
Name Subregion	Dumfries and Galloway
Name	Castle Douglas and Glenkens

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Henderland	1.1 km	South
2 Brae	1.8 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Lochfoot	3.5 km	SouthEast
4 Glen	3.9 km	WestNorthWest
5 Margreig	4.1 km	NorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Glasgow	Scotland	87 km	North
2 Douglas	Isle-of-man	111 km	SouthWest
3 Belfast	Northern-ireland	148 km	West

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Irish Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 11 km (direction EastSouthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Solway Tweed. The nearest bigger lake is Loch Ken (8 km² at a distance of 16.7 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the English-Scotish border with a straight distance of 45.8 km in EastSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 64 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 83%, hill: 17%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated. 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 99 km and direction NorthNorthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

4.7 km2

Nature

13.9 km2

17.6%

Agriculture

59.4 km2

75.6%

Water - Lakes

0.6 km2

0.8%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Shawhead in country Scotland

Shawhead 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	67 km	North
2 Frontiers of the Roman Empire	Germany,United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	75 km	EastSouthEast
3 The English Lake District	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	79 km	SouthSouthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Dumfries and Galloway

Type of weather in Dumfries and Galloway	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	12 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.38 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	North East
Air pressure:	1008 mb
Humidity:	77 %
Daylength at 2 May 2024:	15 hour and 20 minutes
Sunrise :	06:31 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:52 Europe/Amsterdam