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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: -3.6571,Lat: 55.9315
Elevation	159 meter above sea level
Local time	3:46:38am
Name province/region	Scotland
Name Subregion	West Lothian
Name	Armadale and Blackridge

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Westfield	2.5 km	WestNorthWest
2 Bathgate	3.6 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Belsyde	3.8 km	NorthNorthEast
4 Loan	3.8 km	NorthNorthWest
5 Standburn	4.5 km	NorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Glasgow	Scotland	39 km	West
2 Douglas	Isle-of-man	205 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Belfast	Northern-ireland	208 km	SouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 21 km (direction East). The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Cobbinshaw Reservoir (1.2 km² at a distance of 14.3 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the English-Scotish border with a straight distance of 89 km in EastSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 125 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 79%, hill: 21%, 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 18 km and direction East).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

7.2 km2

9.1%

Nature

3.2 km2

4.1%

Agriculture

59.5 km2

75.7%

Urban area

6.7 km2

8.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Torphichen in country Scotland

Torphichen 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	18 km	EastNorthEast
2 Old and New Towns of Edinburgh	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	28 km	East
3 New Lanark	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	31 km	SouthSouthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Bathgate

Type of weather in Bathgate	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	8 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	5.14 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	EastcNorth East
Air pressure:	1012 mb
Humidity:	100 %
Daylength at 2 May 2024:	15 hour and 27 minutes
Sunrise :	06:27 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:55 Europe/Amsterdam