Bornesketaig

General information - Location

Country	Scotland
Part of	United Kingdom
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -6.3946,Lat: 57.6539
Elevation	11 meter above sea level
Local time	12:57:35pm
At island	Skye
Name province/region	Scotland
Name Subregion	Highland
Name	Eilean a'Cheo

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Hungladder	1 km	East
2 Kilmuir	1.2 km	SouthEast
3 Balgown	2.9 km	South
4 Linicro	4.3 km	South
5 Duntulm	4.6 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Glasgow	Scotland	245 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Belfast	Northern-ireland	343 km	South
3 Douglas	Isle-of-man	407 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Bornesketaig lies at the Atlantic Ocean (direction North). The nearest bigger lake is Loch Langabhat (1.7 km² at a distance of 36.5 km in NorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the North-Irish-Irish border with a straight distance of 294.2 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 412 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 2%, low location: 83%, hill: 15%, The hills are mainly western 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 232 km and direction SouthSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Benbecula Airport (at a distance of 61 km in Western direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Nature

10.9 km2

30.9%

Wet nature

11.6 km2

33%

Agriculture

12.7 km2

36.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Bornesketaig in country Scotland

Bornesketaig at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 St Kilda	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	131 km	WestNorthWest
2 Heart of Neolithic Orkney	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	241 km	EastNorthEast
3 The Forth Bridge	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	259 km	SouthSouthEast

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Bornesketaig
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Portree

Type of weather in Portree	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	11 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	9.44 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 5)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	1022 mb
Humidity:	87 %
Daylength at 8 May 2024:	16 hour and 9 minutes
Sunrise :	06:17 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	22:26 Europe/Amsterdam