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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: -3.6086,Lat: 55.0693
Elevation	14 meter above sea level
Local time	2:10:02am
Name province/region (Country)	Scotland
Wiki-website Subregion (Council Area)	Dumfries and Galloway
Name	Nith

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Kingholm Quay	2.9 km	South
2 Cargenbridge	3.1 km	WestSouthWest
3 Islesteps	3.5 km	SouthSouthWest
4 Heathhall	3.7 km	NorthEast
5 Newbridge	3.7 km	NorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Glasgow	Scotland	91 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Douglas	Isle-of-man	116 km	SouthWest
3 Belfast	Northern-ireland	158 km	West

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Irish Sea is very close with only a distance of around 4 km (direction South).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Solway Tweed. The nearest bigger lake is Loch Ken (8 km² at a distance of 26 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the English-Scotish border with a straight distance of 35.4 km in EastSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 50 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 14%, low location: 86%, The hills are mainly eastern orientated. The surroundings of the place is moderately 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 99 km and direction NorthNorthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

5.5 km2

Nature

2.9 km2

3.7%

Wet nature

1.3 km2

1.7%

Agriculture

53.8 km2

68.5%

Urban area

13.4 km2

17%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Dumfries in country Scotland

Dumfries at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Frontiers of the Roman Empire	Germany,United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	65 km	EastSouthEast
2 New Lanark	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	67 km	North
3 The English Lake District	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	74 km	SouthSouthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Dumfries

Type of weather in Dumfries	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	12 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	11.31 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 6)
Wind direction:	South South West
Air pressure:	994 mb
Humidity:	96 %
Daylength at 18 December 2024:	7 hour and 10 minutes
Sunrise :	09:36 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	16:46 Europe/Amsterdam