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General information - Location

Country	Scotland
Part of	United Kingdom
Location in country	Southwest
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -4.4437,Lat: 54.8681
Elevation	meter above sea level
Local time	0:16:43am
Name province/region	Scotland
Name Subregion	Dumfries and Galloway
Name	Mid Galloway

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Bladnoch	1.4 km	WestSouthWest
2 Braehead	3.5 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Carsegowan	3.6 km	North
4 Kirkinner	4.2 km	SouthSouthWest
5 Causeway End	5 km	North

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Douglas	Isle-of-man	79 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Belfast	Northern-ireland	100 km	West
3 Glasgow	Scotland	105 km	NorthNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Wigtown lies at the Irish Sea (direction EastSouthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Solway Tweed. The nearest bigger lake is Loch Grannoch (1 km² at a distance of 17 km in NorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the English-Scotish border with a straight distance of 89.7 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 126 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 32%, low location: 68%, The hills are mainly eastern orientated. 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 112 km and direction NorthNorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (at a distance of 71 km in Northern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

6 km2

7.8%

Nature

1.4 km2

1.9%

Wet nature

23 km2

30.3%

Agriculture

43.1 km2

56.9%

Urban area

0.6 km2

0.7%

Infrastructure

1.8 km2

2.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Wigtown in country Scotland

Wigtown at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 The English Lake District	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	98 km	SouthEast
2 New Lanark	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	98 km	NorthEast
3 Frontiers of the Roman Empire	Germany,United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	119 km	East

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Newton Stewart

Type of weather in Newton Stewart	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	9 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.26 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North West
Air pressure:	1007 mb
Humidity:	97 %
Daylength at 6 May 2024:	15 hour and 35 minutes
Sunrise :	06:26 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	22:01 Europe/Amsterdam