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General information - Location

Country	Scotland
Part of	United Kingdom
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -3.1349,Lat: 59.1292
Elevation	16 meter above sea level
Local time	17:03:03pm
At island	Mainland-orkney
Name province/region	Scotland
Name Subregion	Orkney Islands
Name	West Mainland

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Costa	1.9 km	WestNorthWest
2 Stenso	2.1 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Westness	3.6 km	EastNorthEast
4 Redland	3.7 km	SouthEast
5 Click Mill	5.2 km	SouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Tórshavn	Faroe-islands	377 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Glasgow	Scotland	377 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Belfast	Northern-ireland	535 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Burgar lies at the North Sea (direction NorthNorthEast). The nearest bigger lake is Loch of Swannay (2.1 km² at a distance of 3.2 km in Western direction).

The nearest mountain is Milldoe with a height of 221 meter (at a distance of 6.8 km and direction South). The most nearby international border is the English-Scotish border with a straight distance of 375.4 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 526 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 5%, low location: 95%, 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 355 km and direction SouthSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Eday Airport (at a distance of 22 km in Eastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Nature

16.7 km2

32.8%

Wet nature

10.5 km2

20.5%

Agriculture

21.3 km2

41.8%

Water - Lakes

2.5 km2

4.9%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Burgar in country Scotland

Burgar at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Heart of Neolithic Orkney	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	15 km	SouthSouthWest
2 The Forth Bridge	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	349 km	SouthSouthWest
3 St Kilda	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	350 km	WestSouthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Orkney Islands

Type of weather in Orkney Islands	moderate rain
Current temperature:	5 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	9.69 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 5)
Wind direction:	North East
Air pressure:	1005 mb
Humidity:	76 %
Daylength at 28 April 2024:	15 hour and 37 minutes
Sunrise :	06:21 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:58 Europe/Amsterdam