Slackhead

General information - Location

Country	Scotland
Part of	United Kingdom
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -2.9976,Lat: 57.653
Elevation	51 meter above sea level
Local time	6:39:09am
Name province/region	Scotland
Name Subregion	Moray
Name	Fochabers Llanbryde

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Broadley	1.6 km	SouthWest
2 Portgordon	1.6 km	NorthWest
3 Clochan	2.1 km	SouthSouthWest
4 Drybridge	3 km	EastSouthEast
5 Buckie	3.1 km	NorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Glasgow	Scotland	220 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Belfast	Northern-ireland	387 km	SouthWest
3 Douglas	Isle-of-man	401 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is very close with only a distance of around 2 km (direction NorthNorthWest). The nearest bigger lake is Lochindorb (2 km² at a distance of 49.8 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the English-Scotish border with a straight distance of 213.4 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 299 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 3%, low location: 88%, hill: 8%, The hills are mainly northern 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 Edinburgh Airport (at a distance of 191 km and direction SouthSouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

11 km2

18.1%

Nature

0.6 km2

Agriculture

43.6 km2

71.8%

Urban area

3.6 km2

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Slackhead in country Scotland

Slackhead at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Heart of Neolithic Orkney	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	150 km	North
2 The Forth Bridge	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	186 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Old and New Towns of Edinburgh	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	191 km	SouthSouthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Buckie

Type of weather in Buckie	scattered clouds
Current temperature:	4 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.08 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South South West
Air pressure:	1002 mb
Humidity:	91 %
Daylength at 29 April 2024:	15 hour and 29 minutes
Sunrise :	06:24 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:53 Europe/Amsterdam