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Uppertown

General information - Location

CountryScotland
Part ofUnited Kingdom
Location in country North
Location in EuropeWest Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)Long: -3.1217,Lat: 58.6753 marker
Elevation1 meter above sea level
Local time17:50:26pm
At islandIsland of Stroma
Name province/region (Country)Scotland
Wiki-website Subregion (Council Area)Highland
Name Landward Caithness

Nearest 5 places
Placename Distance Direction
1 Nethertown1.1 km NorthNorthEast
2 Huna4.1 km SouthSouthEast
3 Kirkstyle4.3 km SouthSouthWest
4 Canisbay4.8 km SouthSouthWest
5 Warse4.9 km SouthSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals
Capitalname Country Distance Direction
1 GlasgowScotland328 km SouthSouthWest
2 Tórshavn   Faroe-islands422 km NorthNorthWest
3 Belfast   Northern-ireland487 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 OrkneyUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland36 km North
2 The Forth BridgeUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland299 km SouthSouthWest
3 Old and New Towns of EdinburghUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland304 km SouthSouthWest


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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)


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Current weather at Ackergill

Type of weather in Ackergillscattered clouds weericoon
Current temperature: 16 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours : No precipitation
Wind: 7.63 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction: East South East
Air pressure: 1009 mb
Humidity: 87 %
Daylength at 15 July 2025:17 hour and 41 minutes
Sunrise :05:27 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :23:08 Europe/Amsterdam

Weather coming 24 hours

Ackergill - GB (longitude: -3.1217, latitude: 58.6753)
Distance weather station to place (direction N): 0 Kilometers

20:00
15 degrees
1011 mbar
scattered cloudsweericoon
23:00
14 degrees
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scattered cloudsweericoon
2:00
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1014 mbar
scattered cloudsweericoon
5:00
14 degrees
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8:00
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1017 mbar
scattered cloudsweericoon
11:00
15 degrees
1017 mbar
clear skyweericoon
14:00
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1017 mbar
few cloudsweericoon
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