Skares

General information - Location

Country	Scotland
Part of	United Kingdom
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -2.6129,Lat: 57.3961
Elevation	165 meter above sea level
Local time	4:21:21am
Name province/region	Scotland
Name Subregion	Aberdeenshire
Name	West Garioch

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Colpy	1.9 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Kirkton of Culsalmond	2.2 km	SouthEast
3 Bainshole	2.6 km	WestNorthWest
4 Wrangham	2.9 km	South
5 Largie	3.6 km	SouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Glasgow	Scotland	204 km	SouthWest
2 Belfast	Northern-ireland	375 km	SouthWest
3 Douglas	Isle-of-man	380 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 30 km (direction NorthNorthEast). The nearest bigger lake is Loch of Strathbeg (2.2 km² at a distance of 49.3 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the English-Scotish border with a straight distance of 180.1 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 252 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 44%, hill: 56%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Edinburgh Airport (at a distance of 168 km and direction SouthSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Aberdeen Dyce Airport (at a distance of 33 km in SouthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

4.6 km2

5.9%

Nature

9.1 km2

11.5%

Agriculture

64.9 km2

82.6%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Skares in country Scotland

Skares at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 The Forth Bridge	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	163 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Old and New Towns of Edinburgh	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	166 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Heart of Neolithic Orkney	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	181 km	North

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Skares
	TikTok
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	Mapquest
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	OpenStreetMap

Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Insch

Type of weather in Insch	scattered clouds
Current temperature:	2 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.24 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South South West
Air pressure:	1002 mb
Humidity:	86 %
Daylength at 29 April 2024:	15 hour and 26 minutes
Sunrise :	06:24 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:50 Europe/Amsterdam