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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: -2.8804,Lat: 55.7207
Elevation	301 meter above sea level
Local time	9:22:24am
Name province/region	Scotland
Name Subregion	Scottish Borders
Name	Galashiels and District

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Fountainhall	2.2 km	NorthWest
2 Killochyett	2.6 km	South
3 Stow	3.3 km	SouthSouthEast
4 Torsonce	4.6 km	South
5 Heriot	7.4 km	NorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Glasgow	Scotland	85 km	WestNorthWest
2 Douglas	Isle-of-man	202 km	SouthWest
3 Belfast	Northern-ireland	231 km	WestSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 27 km (direction North).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Solway Tweed. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Gladhouse Reservoir (1.8 km² at a distance of 15.2 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the English-Scotish border with a straight distance of 35.5 km in EastSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 50 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 3%, hill: 97%, 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 40 km and direction NorthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

5 km2

6.3%

Nature

29.8 km2

38%

Agriculture

43.4 km2

55.3%

Urban area

0.3 km2

0.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Torquhan in country Scotland

Torquhan at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Old and New Towns of Edinburgh	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	33 km	NorthNorthWest
2 The Forth Bridge	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	45 km	NorthWest
3 New Lanark	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	57 km	West

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Lauder

Type of weather in Lauder	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	8 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.61 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	North North East
Air pressure:	1011 mb
Humidity:	90 %
Daylength at 2 May 2024:	15 hour and 26 minutes
Sunrise :	06:25 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:51 Europe/Amsterdam