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Forfar

General information - Location

Country	Scotland
Part of	United Kingdom
Location in country	Northeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -2.8911,Lat: 56.6416
Elevation	76 meter above sea level
Local time	22:11:16pm
Name province/region (Country)	Scotland
Wiki-website Council Area (Council Area)	Angus
Name Electoral Ward	Forfar and District

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Kingsmuir	2.5 km	EastSouthEast
2 Caldhame	2.9 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Lunanhead	2.9 km	EastNorthEast
4 Padanaram	3 km	WestNorthWest
5 Lownie Moor	3.1 km	SouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Glasgow	Scotland	126 km	SouthWest
2 Douglas	Isle-of-man	295 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Belfast	Northern-ireland	298 km	SouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 19 km (direction South). The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Backwater Reservoir (1.5 km² at a distance of 21.5 km in NorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the English-Scotish border with a straight distance of 106.5 km in SouthSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 149 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 99%, hill: 1%, The hills are mainly southern orientated.The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Edinburgh Airport (at a distance of 83 km and direction SouthSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Dundee Airport (at a distance of 23 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

2.9 km2

3.7%

Wet nature

0.3 km2

0.4%

Agriculture

69.9 km2

89%

Urban area

4.3 km2

5.5%

Water - Lakes

0.4 km2

0.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Forfar in country Scotland

Forfar at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 The Forth Bridge	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	78 km	SouthWest
2 Old and New Towns of Edinburgh	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	80 km	SouthSouthWest
3 New Lanark	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	123 km	SouthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Forfar

Type of weather in Forfar	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	14 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0.77 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	East South East
Air pressure:	1027 mb
Humidity:	76 %
Daylength at 19 July 2026:	16 hour and 59 minutes
Sunrise :	05:48 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	22:47 Europe/Amsterdam