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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: -3.1293,Lat: 56.1835
Elevation	45 meter above sea level
Local time	12:16:58pm
Name province/region	Scotland
Name Subregion	Fife
Name	Glenrothes Central and Thornton

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Markinch	2.1 km	North
2 Thornton	2.3 km	SouthWest
3 Milton of Balgonie	2.4 km	EastNorthEast
4 Glenrothes	3.5 km	NorthWest
5 Star	4.2 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Glasgow	Scotland	81 km	WestSouthWest
2 Douglas	Isle-of-man	242 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Belfast	Northern-ireland	251 km	WestSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 5 km (direction SouthEast). The nearest bigger lake is Loch Leven (13.7 km² at a distance of 12.4 km in Western direction).

The most nearby international border is the English-Scotish border with a straight distance of 78.1 km in SouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 109 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 0%, low location: 100%, The hills are mainly southern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Edinburgh Airport (at a distance of 30 km and direction SouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

6.2 km2

7.8%

Nature

1.1 km2

1.4%

Agriculture

51.4 km2

65.4%

Urban area

16.3 km2

20.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Coaltown of Balgonie in country Scotland

Coaltown of Balgonie at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 The Forth Bridge	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	26 km	SouthWest
2 Old and New Towns of Edinburgh	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	27 km	SouthSouthWest
3 New Lanark	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	71 km	SouthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

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Current weather at Markinch

Type of weather in Markinch	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	14 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.13 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	EastcNorth East
Air pressure:	1003 mb
Humidity:	88 %
Daylength at 14 May 2024:	16 hour and 18 minutes
Sunrise :	05:59 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	22:18 Europe/Amsterdam