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General information - Location

CountryScotland
Part ofUnited Kingdom
Location in country North
Location in EuropeWest Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)Long: -3.8971,Lat: 58.4936 marker
Elevation70 meter above sea level
Local time7:26:55am
Name province/regionScotland
Name SubregionHighland
Name North, West and Central Sutherland

Nearest 5 places
Placename Distance Direction
1 Upper Bighouse1.1 km SouthWest
2 Craigtown1.3 km SouthSouthWest
3 Dalhalvaig3 km SouthSouthWest
4 Croick3.9 km South
5 Golval4.3 km NorthNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals
Capitalname Country Distance Direction
1 GlasgowScotland301 km SouthSouthWest
2 Tórshavn   Faroe-islands423 km North
3 Belfast   Northern-ireland453 km SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Atlantic Ocean is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 7 km (direction North). The nearest bigger lake is Loch Calder (3.5 km2 at a distance of 16.9 km in Eastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the English-Scotish border with a straight distance of 319 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 447 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 2%, low location: 96%, hill: 2%, The hills are mainly western orientated. The most common land use in the area is 0.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Edinburgh Airport (at a distance of 285 km and direction South).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Wick Airport (at a distance of 47 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

 Forest   1.2 km2 
 1.6% 
 Nature   20.6 km2 
 26.2% 
 Wet nature   51.3 km2 
 65.3% 
 Agriculture   4.9 km2 
 6.2% 
 Water - Lakes   0.6 km2 
 0.7% 

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation


Location of Achiemore in country Scotland


Achiemore at Physical map (height map)


Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Name Country Distance Direction
1 Heart of Neolithic OrkneyUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland70 km NorthEast
2 The Forth BridgeUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland280 km South
3 St KildaUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland285 km West


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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)


Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)




Current weather at Thurso

Type of weather in Thursoclear sky weericoon
Current temperature: 11 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours : No precipitation
Wind: 2.68 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction: South East
Air pressure: 1013 mb
Humidity: 62 %
Daylength at 21 May 2024:17 hour and 14 minutes
Sunrise :05:35 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :22:49 Europe/Amsterdam

Weather coming 24 hours

Thurso - GB (longitude: -3.8971, latitude: 58.4936)
Distance weather station to place (direction WZW): 0 Kilometers

11:00
17 degrees
1012 mbar
clear skyweericoon
14:00
20 degrees
1011 mbar
clear skyweericoon
17:00
17 degrees
1011 mbar
scattered cloudsweericoon
20:00
13 degrees
1011 mbar
broken cloudsweericoon
23:00
11 degrees
1011 mbar
overcast cloudsweericoon
2:00
11 degrees
1011 mbar
overcast cloudsweericoon
5:00
13 degrees
1011 mbar
overcast cloudsweericoon
8:00
14 degrees
1011 mbar
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5 days Weather forecast: Temperature - Pressure and Precipitation

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