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Salen (Scotland)

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Salen

General information - Location

CountryScotland
Part of United Kingdom
Location in country Northwest
Location in Europe West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)Long: -5.9473,Lat: 56.5163 marker
Elevation58 meter above sea level
Local time1:27:20am
At islandMull
Name province/region (Country)Scotland
Wiki-website Council Area (Council Area)Argyll and Bute
Name Electoral WardOban South and the Isles
Other place with same name 1 Salen Dalarnas län - Malung-Sälen
Other place with same name 2 Salen Scotland - Highland
Other place with same name 3 Salen Thurgau - Frauenfeld

Nearest 5 places
Placename Distance Direction
1 Aros Mains2.3 km NorthNorthWest
2 Pennygown2.6 km EastSouthEast
3 Killbeg3.2 km SouthEast
4 Killiechronan3.6 km WestSouthWest
5 Gruline3.8 km SouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals
Capitalname Country Distance Direction
1 GlasgowScotland133 km SouthEast
2 Belfast   Northern-ireland214 km SouthSouthWest
3 Douglas   Isle-of-man279 km South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Salen lies at the Atlantic Ocean (direction WestNorthWest). The nearest bigger lake is Loch Bà (2.7 km2 at a distance of 4.1 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the North-Irish-Irish border with a straight distance of 181.7 km in SouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 254 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 6%, low location: 76%, hill: 18%, The hills are mainly northeastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is forest.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)
Name
Argyll Islands

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Glasgow International Airport (at a distance of 118 km and direction SouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Tiree Airport (at a distance of 57 km in Western direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

 Forest   20.9 km2 
 37.5% 
 Nature   20.2 km2 
 36.4% 
 Wet nature   5 km2 
 9% 
 Agriculture   7.8 km2 
 14% 
 Rock-Sand   0.4 km2 
 0.7% 
 Water - Lakes   1.4 km2 
 2.5% 

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation


Location of Salen in country Scotland


Salen at Physical map (height map)

Height map of Salen Scotland Location marker for Salen

© GTOPO30 DEM courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey


Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Name Country Distance Direction
1 Giant's Causeway and Causeway CoastUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland146 km SouthSouthWest
2 New LanarkUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland164 km SouthEast
3 The Forth BridgeUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland168 km EastSouthEast


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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)


Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)




Current weather at Isle of Mull

Type of weather in Isle of Mullovercast clouds weericoon
Current temperature: 4 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours : No precipitation
Wind: 0.92 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction: East South East
Air pressure: 1037 mb
Humidity: 91 %
Daylength at 18 October 2026:10 hour and 14 minutes
Sunrise :09:01 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :19:15 Europe/Amsterdam

Weather coming 24 hours

Isle of Mull - GB (longitude: -5.9473, latitude: 56.5163)
Distance weather station to place (direction