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General information - Location

Country	Scotland
Part of	United Kingdom
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -6.6458,Lat: 57.4445
Elevation	69 meter above sea level
Local time	23:06:03pm
At island	Skye
Name province/region	Scotland
Name Subregion	Highland
Name	Eilean a'Cheo

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Skinidin	1.2 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Totaig	2.1 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Fasach	2.6 km	WestNorthWest
4 Uiginish	2.9 km	EastSouthEast
5 Lephin	3.4 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Glasgow	Scotland	235 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Belfast	Northern-ireland	321 km	South
3 Douglas	Isle-of-man	390 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Colbost lies at the Atlantic Ocean (direction EastNorthEast). The nearest bigger lake is Loch Obasaraigh (3.8 km² at a distance of 32.5 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the North-Irish-Irish border with a straight distance of 268.5 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 376 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 6%, low location: 76%, hill: 18%, The hills are mainly eastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is 0.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Glasgow International Airport (at a distance of 221 km and direction SouthSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Benbecula Airport (at a distance of 43 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

2.2 km2

3.5%

Nature

24.4 km2

38.4%

Wet nature

27.3 km2

42.9%

Agriculture

9.7 km2

15.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Colbost in country Scotland

Colbost 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	122 km	NorthWest
2 Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	245 km	South
3 The Forth Bridge	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	255 km	SouthEast

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Colbost
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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	light rain
Current temperature:	12 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.95 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	North East
Air pressure:	1001 mb
Humidity:	96 %
Daylength at 14 May 2024:	16 hour and 28 minutes
Sunrise :	06:08 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	22:37 Europe/Amsterdam