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Lochportain

General information - Location

CountryScotland
Part of United Kingdom
Location in country Northwest
Location in Europe West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)Long: -7.1261,Lat: 57.6328 marker
Elevation1 meter above sea level
Local time12:00:55pm
At islandNorth-uist
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

Nearest 5 places
Placename Distance Direction
1 Lochmaddy4.1 km SouthWest
2 Baile Mhic' Phàil7.4 km NorthWest
3 Port Nan Long7.9 km NorthNorthWest
4 Trumaisgearraidh8.2 km WestNorthWest
5 Borgh9.5 km North

Nearest 3 capitals
Capitalname Country Distance Direction
1 GlasgowScotland269 km SouthSouthEast
2 Belfast   Northern-ireland347 km South
3 Douglas   Isle-of-man421 km South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Lochportain lies at the Atlantic Ocean (direction SouthSouthEast). The nearest bigger lake is Loch Fada (2.1 km2 at a distance of 5.2 km in Western direction).

The most nearby international border is the North-Irish-Irish border with a straight distance of 286.9 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 402 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 57%, low location: 43%, The hills are mainly southern orientated. The most common land use in the area is nature.

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

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Glasgow International Airport (at a distance of 255 km and direction SouthSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Benbecula Airport (at a distance of 22 km in SouthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

 Nature   18.1 km2 
 44.6% 
 Wet nature   17.2 km2 
 42.3% 
 Agriculture   1.1 km2 
 2.7% 
 Water - Lakes   4.2 km2 
 10.4% 

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Lochportain in country Scotland


Lochportain at Physical map (height map)

Height map of Lochportain Scotland Location marker for Lochportain

© 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 Ireland88 km WestNorthWest
2 Giant's Causeway and Causeway CoastUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland269 km South
3 Heart of Neolithic OrkneyUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland277 km EastNorthEast


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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 Islesscattered clouds weericoon
Current temperature: 11 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours : No precipitation
Wind: 11.53 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 6)
Wind direction: West North West
Air pressure: 1004 mb
Humidity: 78 %
Daylength at 10 October 2026:10 hour and 48 minutes
Sunrise :08:51 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :19:39 Europe/Amsterdam

Weather coming 24 hours

Western Isles - GB (longitude: -7.1261, latitude: 57.6328)
Distance weather station to place (direction