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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: -6.6827,Lat: 57.4778
Elevation	meter above sea level
Local time	6:13:57am
At island	Skye
Name province/region	Scotland
Name Subregion	Highland
Name	Eilean a'Cheo

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Borreraig	1.1 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Galtrigill	2 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Totaig	2.4 km	South
4 Feriniquarrie	2.9 km	SouthWest
5 Fasach	3.7 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Glasgow	Scotland	239 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Belfast	Northern-ireland	325 km	South
3 Douglas	Isle-of-man	395 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Uig lies at the Atlantic Ocean (direction SouthEast). The nearest bigger lake is Loch Obasaraigh (3.8 km² at a distance of 29.4 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the North-Irish-Irish border with a straight distance of 271.9 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 381 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 5%, low location: 82%, hill: 13%, The hills are mainly eastern 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 41 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

0.2 km2

0.4%

Nature

18.1 km2

41.7%

Wet nature

15.4 km2

35.6%

Agriculture

8.9 km2

20.5%

Rock-Sand

0.8 km2

1.8%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Uig in country Scotland

Uig 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	119 km	WestNorthWest
2 Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	249 km	South
3 The Forth Bridge	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	259 km	SouthEast

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Uig
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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	scattered clouds
Current temperature:	7 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	5.39 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	North North East
Air pressure:	1022 mb
Humidity:	83 %
Daylength at 7 May 2024:	16 hour and 3 minutes
Sunrise :	06:21 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	22:24 Europe/Amsterdam