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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: -4.2129,Lat: 55.9415
Elevation	75 meter above sea level
Local time	6:13:13am
Name province/region	Scotland
Name Subregion	East Dunbartonshire
Name	Bishopbriggs North and Torrance

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Balmore	1.7 km	WestSouthWest
2 Blairskaith	2.4 km	WestNorthWest
3 Bishopbriggs	3.6 km	SouthSouthWest
4 Bardowie	3.6 km	West
5 Birdston	3.6 km	East

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Glasgow	Scotland	16 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Belfast	Northern-ireland	186 km	SouthWest
3 Douglas	Isle-of-man	200 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Atlantic Ocean is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 16 km (direction West). The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Carron Valley Reservoir (4.1 km² at a distance of 11.3 km in NorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the English-Scotish border with a straight distance of 122.3 km in EastSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 171 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 97%, hill: 3%, The hills are mainly southern 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 Glasgow International Airport (at a distance of 16 km and direction WestSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (at a distance of 54 km in SouthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

8 km2

10.2%

Nature

6.6 km2

8.5%

Agriculture

44.6 km2

56.8%

Urban area

14.9 km2

18.9%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Torrance in country Scotland

Torrance at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 New Lanark	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	41 km	SouthSouthEast
2 The Forth Bridge	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	52 km	East
3 Old and New Towns of Edinburgh	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	62 km	East

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at East Dunbartonshire

Type of weather in East Dunbartonshire	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	9 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	5.14 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	EastcNorth East
Air pressure:	1011 mb
Humidity:	86 %
Daylength at 2 May 2024:	15 hour and 28 minutes
Sunrise :	06:29 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:57 Europe/Amsterdam