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west Duncanstone scotland north Morvich scotland Alexandria scotland nearest Kingsford scotland Allanaquoich scotland south Carn-Gorm scotland east Little Lynturk scotland


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General information - Location

CountryScotland
Part ofUnited Kingdom
Location in country North
Location in EuropeWest Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)Long: -2.7015,Lat: 57.2314 marker
Elevation155 meter above sea level
Local time21:32:09pm
Name province/region (Country)Scotland
Wiki-website Subregion (Council Area)Aberdeenshire
Name Huntly, Strathbogle and Howe of Alford
Other place with same name 1 Alford England - Lincolnshire
Other place with same name 2 Alford England - Somerset

Nearest 5 places
Placename Distance Direction
1 Kingsford2 km WestSouthWest
2 Montgarrie2.1 km North
3 Bridge of Alford2.1 km NorthWest
4 Broombrae2.3 km NorthNorthWest
5 Little Lynturk3.3 km South

Nearest 3 capitals
Capitalname Country Distance Direction
1 GlasgowScotland186 km SouthWest
2 Belfast   Northern-ireland357 km SouthWest
3 Douglas   Isle-of-man361 km SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 37 km (direction EastSouthEast). The nearest bigger lake is Loch Muick (2 km2 at a distance of 42.2 km in SouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the English-Scotish border with a straight distance of 163.4 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 229 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 64%, hill: 36%, The hills are mainly northeastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Edinburgh Airport (at a distance of 149 km and direction SouthSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Aberdeen Dyce Airport (at a distance of 31 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

 Forest   5.4 km2 
 6.9% 
 Nature   2.8 km2 
 3.5% 
 Agriculture   69.3 km2 
 88.2% 
 Urban area   0.7 km2 
 0.9% 

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Location of Alford in country Scotland


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Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Name Country Distance Direction
1 The Forth BridgeUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland144 km SouthSouthWest
2 Old and New Towns of EdinburghUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland147 km SouthSouthWest
3 New LanarkUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland187 km SouthSouthWest


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