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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: -6.5725,Lat: 57.5168
Elevation	79 meter above sea level
Local time	9:21:50am
At island	Skye
Name province/region	Scotland
Name Subregion	Highland
Name	Eilean a'Cheo

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Lusta	0.5 km	EastSouthEast
2 Hallin	2.3 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Halistra	3.4 km	NorthNorthWest
4 Gillen	3.4 km	NorthNorthEast
5 Geary	4.1 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Glasgow	Scotland	238 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Belfast	Northern-ireland	329 km	South
3 Douglas	Isle-of-man	396 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Stein lies at the Atlantic Ocean (direction SouthSouthWest). The nearest bigger lake is Loch Obasaraigh (3.8 km² at a distance of 35.3 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the North-Irish-Irish border with a straight distance of 277.2 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 388 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 2%, low location: 75%, hill: 22%, The hills are mainly western 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 225 km and direction SouthSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Benbecula Airport (at a distance of 47 km in Western direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

11.2 km2

20.2%

Nature

20.1 km2

36.4%

Wet nature

15.8 km2

28.6%

Agriculture

8.1 km2

14.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Stein in country Scotland

Stein 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	124 km	WestNorthWest
2 Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	253 km	SouthSouthWest
3 The Forth Bridge	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	257 km	SouthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Portree

Type of weather in Portree	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	8 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.24 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South East
Air pressure:	1007 mb
Humidity:	81 %
Daylength at 28 April 2024:	15 hour and 23 minutes
Sunrise :	06:42 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	22:04 Europe/Amsterdam