Uppertown

General information - Location

Country	Scotland
Part of	United Kingdom
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -3.1217,Lat: 58.6753
Elevation	1 meter above sea level
Local time	12:46:10pm
At island	Island of Stroma
Name province/region	Scotland
Name Subregion	Highland
Name	Landward Caithness

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Nethertown	1.1 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Huna	4.1 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Kirkstyle	4.3 km	SouthSouthWest
4 Canisbay	4.8 km	SouthSouthWest
5 Warse	4.9 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Glasgow	Scotland	328 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Tórshavn	Faroe-islands	422 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Belfast	Northern-ireland	487 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Uppertown lies at the North Sea (direction WestNorthWest). The nearest bigger lake is Loch Watten (3.7 km² at a distance of 23.4 km in SouthWestern direction).The place is located at an island named Island of Stroma. The distance to the mainland is 2.7 km.

The most nearby international border is the English-Scotish border with a straight distance of 325.7 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 456 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 12%, low location: 88%, The hills are mainly northern 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 304 km and direction SouthSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Wick Airport (at a distance of 24 km in Southern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Nature

4.5 km2

32.9%

Wet nature

1.8 km2

13.5%

Agriculture

7.3 km2

53.6%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Uppertown in country Scotland

Uppertown at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Heart of Neolithic Orkney	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	36 km	North
2 The Forth Bridge	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	299 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Old and New Towns of Edinburgh	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	304 km	SouthSouthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Ackergill

Type of weather in Ackergill	light rain
Current temperature:	9 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	14.08 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 7)
Wind direction:	South East
Air pressure:	997 mb
Humidity:	91 %
Daylength at 8 December 2023:	6 hour and 32 minutes
Sunrise :	09:48 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	16:20 Europe/Amsterdam