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Gallanach (Scotland)

Gallanach

General information - Location

Country	Scotland
Part of	United Kingdom
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -5.5189,Lat: 56.3769
Elevation	97 meter above sea level
Local time	12:38:04pm
Name province/region (Country)	Scotland
Wiki-website Council Area (Council Area)	Argyll and Bute
Name Electoral Ward	Oban South and the Isles
Other place with same name 1	Gallanach Scotland - Argyll and Bute

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Kilbride	2.8 km	EastSouthEast
2 Balliemore	2.8 km	North
3 Oban	4.4 km	NorthEast
4 Kilninver	4.4 km	South
5 Kilmore	4.9 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Glasgow	Scotland	102 km	SouthEast
2 Belfast	Northern-ireland	201 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Douglas	Isle-of-man	256 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Gallanach lies at the Atlantic Ocean (direction WestNorthWest). The nearest bigger lake is Loch Nell (1.4 km² at a distance of 5.3 km in Eastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the North-Irish-Irish border with a straight distance of 182.7 km in SouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 256 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 8%, low location: 88%, hill: 4%, The hills are mainly northwestern 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 88 km and direction SouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Tiree Airport (at a distance of 84 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

10.5 km2

20.3%

Nature

14.3 km2

27.8%

Wet nature

0.8 km2

1.6%

Agriculture

23.4 km2

45.4%

Urban area

1.9 km2

3.7%

Rock-Sand

0.6 km2

1.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Gallanach in country Scotland

Gallanach 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	134 km	SouthEast
2 The Forth Bridge	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	138 km	EastSouthEast
3 Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	140 km	SouthWest

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Oban

Type of weather in Oban	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	18 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.15 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	South South West
Air pressure:	1016 mb
Humidity:	80 %
Daylength at 17 August 2026:	15 hour and 2 minutes
Sunrise :	06:55 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:57 Europe/Amsterdam