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Castleton (Scotland)

Castleton

General information - Location

Country	Scotland
Part of	United Kingdom
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -5.4004,Lat: 56.0094
Elevation	14 meter above sea level
Local time	17:32:36pm
Name province/region (Country)	Scotland
Wiki-website Subregion (Council Area)	Argyll and Bute
Name	Mid Argyll
Other place with same name 1	Castleton Scotland - Angus
Other place with same name 2	Castleton Wales - Casnewydd#Newport
Other place with same name 3	Castleton England - North Yorkshire
Other place with same name 4	Castleton England - Derbyshire

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Lochgilphead	3.1 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Port Ann	3.2 km	EastNorthEast
3 Ardrishaig	3.2 km	WestNorthWest
4 Ballimore	4.3 km	EastSouthEast
5 Otter Ferry	5 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Glasgow	Scotland	76 km	EastSouthEast
2 Belfast	Northern-ireland	161 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Douglas	Isle-of-man	214 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Castleton lies at the Atlantic Ocean (direction SouthSouthEast). The nearest bigger lake is Loch Awe (37.3 km² at a distance of 19.1 km in Northern direction).

The most nearby international border is the North-Irish-Irish border with a straight distance of 157.5 km in WestSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 221 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 6%, low location: 86%, hill: 8%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is forest.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Glasgow International Airport (at a distance of 62 km and direction EastSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Islay Airport (at a distance of 65 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

22.2 km2

52%

Nature

9 km2

21.1%

Wet nature

2.3 km2

5.3%

Agriculture

5.9 km2

13.9%

Urban area

2.2 km2

5.1%

Rock-Sand

1.1 km2

2.6%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Castleton in country Scotland

Castleton at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 New Lanark	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	108 km	EastSouthEast
2 Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	109 km	SouthWest
3 The Forth Bridge	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	125 km	EastSouthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Ardrishaig

Type of weather in Ardrishaig	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	20 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.81 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North West
Air pressure:	1021 mb
Humidity:	78 %
Daylength at 10 July 2026:	17 hour and 15 minutes
Sunrise :	05:49 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	23:04 Europe/Amsterdam