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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: -3.7936,Lat: 55.2404
Elevation	81 meter above sea level
Local time	2:05:03am
Name province/region (Country)	Scotland
Wiki-website Subregion (Council Area)	Dumfries and Galloway
Name	Mid and Upper Nithsdale
Other place with same name 1	Burnhead Scotland - Dumfries and Galloway

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Thornhill	1.8 km	EastSouthEast
2 Penpont	1.8 km	WestSouthWest
3 Keir Mill	2.5 km	SouthSouthWest
4 Carronbridge	2.5 km	NorthNorthEast
5 Gatelawbridge	4.3 km	East

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Glasgow	Scotland	68 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Douglas	Isle-of-man	129 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Belfast	Northern-ireland	154 km	WestSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Irish Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 26 km (direction SouthSouthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Solway Tweed. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Daer Reservoir (2.2 km² at a distance of 15 km in NorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the English-Scotish border with a straight distance of 51.6 km in SouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 72 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 89%, hill: 11%, The hills are mainly eastern 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 81 km and direction NorthNorthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (at a distance of 58 km in NorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

13.7 km2

17.5%

Nature

9.1 km2

11.6%

Agriculture

53.2 km2

67.7%

Urban area

0.7 km2

0.8%

Water - Lakes

0.1 km2

0.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Burnhead in country Scotland

Burnhead 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	47 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Frontiers of the Roman Empire	Germany,United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	81 km	EastSouthEast
3 Old and New Towns of Edinburgh	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	87 km	NorthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Thornhill

Type of weather in Thornhill	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	11 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	9.65 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 5)
Wind direction:	South South West
Air pressure:	993 mb
Humidity:	97 %
Daylength at 18 December 2024:	7 hour and 7 minutes
Sunrise :	09:38 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	16:45 Europe/Amsterdam