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General information - Location

Country	Scotland
Part of	United Kingdom
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -4.3342,Lat: 56.0703
Elevation	76 meter above sea level
Local time	13:05:01pm
Name province/region	Scotland
Name Subregion	Stirling
Name	Forth and Endrick

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Boquhan	1.8 km	SouthWest
2 Killearn	3.8 km	SouthWest
3 Gartachoil	4.8 km	North
4 Gartness	4.9 km	WestSouthWest
5 Buchlyvie	5.6 km	NorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Glasgow	Scotland	31 km	South
2 Belfast	Northern-ireland	193 km	SouthWest
3 Douglas	Isle-of-man	214 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Atlantic Ocean is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 18 km (direction SouthWest). The nearest bigger lake is Lake of Menteith (2.2 km² at a distance of 11.3 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the English-Scotish border with a straight distance of 133.9 km in EastSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 187 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 89%, hill: 11%, low mountains: 0%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Glasgow International Airport (at a distance of 23 km and direction SouthSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (at a distance of 65 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

7.3 km2

9.3%

Nature

22.1 km2

28.2%

Wet nature

0.6 km2

0.8%

Agriculture

45.6 km2

58%

Urban area

1.6 km2

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Balfron in country Scotland

Balfron at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 New Lanark	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	57 km	SouthSouthEast
2 The Forth Bridge	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	59 km	EastSouthEast
3 Old and New Towns of Edinburgh	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	71 km	EastSouthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Balfron

Type of weather in Balfron	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	15 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.96 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	EastcNorth East
Air pressure:	1009 mb
Humidity:	82 %
Daylength at 16 May 2024:	16 hour and 24 minutes
Sunrise :	06:01 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	22:25 Europe/Amsterdam