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Borgh (Scotland)

west Port Nan Long scotland north Covesea scotland Borgh scotland nearest Ruisigearraidh scotland Borgie scotland south An Ard scotland east Ruisigearraidh scotland
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Borgh

General information - Location

CountryScotland
Part of United Kingdom
Location in country Northwest
Location in Europe West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)Long: -7.1818,Lat: 57.7129 marker
Elevation1 meter above sea level
Local time12:06:45pm
At islandBerneray
Name province/region (Country)Scotland
Wiki-website Council Area (Council Area)Na h-Eileanan an Iar
Name Electoral WardBeinn na Foghla agus Uibhist a Tuath
Other place with same name 1 Borgh Scotland - Na h-Eileanan an Iar

Nearest 5 places
Placename Distance Direction
1 Ruisigearraidh0.7 km EastNorthEast
2 Baile1.6 km East
3 Port Nan Long3.6 km SouthWest
4 Baile Mhic' Phàil4.5 km SouthWest
5 Trumaisgearraidh8 km SouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals
Capitalname Country Distance Direction
1 GlasgowScotland278 km SouthSouthEast
2 Belfast   Northern-ireland356 km South
3 Douglas   Isle-of-man430 km South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Borgh lies at the Atlantic Ocean (direction SouthEast). The nearest bigger lake is Loch Fada (2.1 km2 at a distance of 10.3 km in SouthWestern direction).The place is located at an island named Berneray. The distance to the mainland is 79.1 km.

The most nearby international border is the North-Irish-Irish border with a straight distance of 295.8 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 414 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 57%, low location: 43%, The hills are mainly northwestern orientated. The most common land use in the area is nature.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)
Name
Uist Machairs
South Lewis, Harris and North Uist

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Glasgow International Airport (at a distance of 264 km and direction SouthSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Benbecula Airport (at a distance of 28 km in SouthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

 Nature   10.6 km2 
 47.6% 
 Wet nature   3.9 km2 
 17.3% 
 Agriculture   3.3 km2 
 14.6% 
 Rock-Sand   4.3 km2 
 19.3% 
 Water - Lakes   0.3 km2 
 1.1% 

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Borgh in country Scotland


Borgh at Physical map (height map)

Height map of Borgh Scotland Location marker for Borgh

© GTOPO30 DEM courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey


Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Name Country Distance Direction
1 St KildaUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland83 km WestNorthWest
2 Heart of Neolithic OrkneyUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland275 km EastNorthEast
3 Giant's Causeway and Causeway CoastUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland278 km South


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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)


Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Western Isles

Type of weather in Western Islesovercast clouds weericoon
Current temperature: 15 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours : No precipitation
Wind: 5.17 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction: East South East
Air pressure: 1015 mb
Humidity: 84 %
Daylength at 17 August 2026:15 hour and 12 minutes
Sunrise :06:57 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :22:08 Europe/Amsterdam

Weather coming 24 hours

Western Isles - GB (longitude: -7.1818, latitude: 57.7129)
Distance weather station to place (direction