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west Stadhlaigearraidh scotland north Slate Haugh scotland Makerstoun scotland nearest Ceathramh Meadhanach scotland Maligar scotland south Whitewell scotland east Tobha Mòr scotland
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Malacleit

General information - Location

CountryScotland
Part of United Kingdom
Location in country Northwest
Location in Europe West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)Long: -7.3697,Lat: 57.6443 marker
Elevation10 meter above sea level
Local time12:27:32pm
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 Ceathramh Meadhanach1 km East
2 Solas1.7 km EastNorthEast
3 Greinetobht2.9 km East
4 Grìminis4.7 km WestNorthWest
5 Trumaisgearraidh6.8 km East

Nearest 3 capitals
Capitalname Country Distance Direction
1 GlasgowScotland280 km SouthSouthEast
2 Belfast   Northern-ireland352 km South
3 Douglas   Isle-of-man428 km SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Malacleit lies at the Atlantic Ocean (direction NorthWest). The nearest bigger lake is Loch nan Geireann (2 km2 at a distance of 3.3 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the North-Irish-Irish border with a straight distance of 288.1 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 403 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 25%, low location: 74%, hill: 1%, The hills are mainly northeastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is wet-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 266 km and direction SouthSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Benbecula Airport (at a distance of 18 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

 Forest   4.9 km2 
 7.5% 
 Nature   10.7 km2 
 16.2% 
 Wet nature   36 km2 
 54.6% 
 Agriculture   8.1 km2 
 12.3% 
 Rock-Sand   5.6 km2 
 8.5% 
 Water - Lakes   0.7 km2 
 1% 

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Malacleit in country Scotland


Malacleit at Physical map (height map)

Height map of Malacleit Scotland Location marker for Malacleit

© 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 Ireland74 km WestNorthWest
2 Giant's Causeway and Causeway CoastUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland273 km South
3 Heart of Neolithic OrkneyUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland288 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: 10 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours : No precipitation
Wind: 11.83 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 6)
Wind direction: West North West
Air pressure: 1005 mb
Humidity: 87 %
Daylength at 10 October 2026:10 hour and 48 minutes
Sunrise :08:52 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :19:40 Europe/Amsterdam

Weather coming 24 hours

Western Isles - GB (longitude: -7.3697, latitude: 57.6443)
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