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General information - Location

Country	Scotland
Part of	United Kingdom
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -5.0246,Lat: 54.8989
Elevation	8 meter above sea level
Local time	20:24:04pm
Name province/region	Scotland
Name Subregion	Dumfries and Galloway
Name	Stranraer and North Rhins

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Whiteleys	2.4 km	South
2 Aird	3.4 km	EastSouthEast
3 Lochans	3.4 km	South
4 Innermessan	4 km	NorthEast
5 Colfin	4.8 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Belfast	Northern-ireland	67 km	WestSouthWest
2 Douglas	Isle-of-man	90 km	South
3 Glasgow	Scotland	113 km	NorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Stranraer lies at the Atlantic Ocean (direction North). The nearest bigger lake is Loch Dee (0.9 km² at a distance of 44.1 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the North-Irish-Irish border with a straight distance of 119.8 km in SouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 168 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 6%, low location: 94%, The hills are mainly eastern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Belfast International Airport (at a distance of 81 km and direction West).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is George Best Belfast City Airport (at a distance of 63 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

3.9 km2

Nature

6.3 km2

9.8%

Wet nature

2.6 km2

Agriculture

45.2 km2

69.7%

Urban area

3.9 km2

6.1%

Infrastructure

0.1 km2

0.1%

Water - Lakes

0.9 km2

1.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Stranraer in country Scotland

Stranraer at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	101 km	NorthWest
2 New Lanark	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	116 km	NorthEast
3 The English Lake District	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	133 km	EastSouthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Stranraer

Type of weather in Stranraer	broken clouds
Current temperature:	8 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.3 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1007 mb
Humidity:	72 %
Daylength at 27 April 2024:	14 hour and 59 minutes
Sunrise :	06:48 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:46 Europe/Amsterdam