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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: -3.3156,Lat: 57.6481
Elevation	13 meter above sea level
Local time	17:41:14pm
Name province/region	Scotland
Name Subregion	Moray
Name	Elgin City South

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Pittendreich	2.7 km	WestSouthWest
2 Findrassie	3.1 km	NorthWest
3 Moss of Barmuckity	3.4 km	SouthEast
4 Quarrywood	3.6 km	WestNorthWest
5 Paddockhaugh	4.3 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Glasgow	Scotland	214 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Belfast	Northern-ireland	378 km	SouthWest
3 Douglas	Isle-of-man	396 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 7 km (direction NorthEast). The nearest bigger lake is Lochindorb (2 km² at a distance of 34.8 km in SouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the English-Scotish border with a straight distance of 219 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 307 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 26%, low location: 74%, The hills are mainly northern 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 189 km and direction SouthSouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

8.2 km2

10.4%

Nature

1.6 km2

2.1%

Agriculture

60.2 km2

76.6%

Urban area

7.4 km2

9.4%

Infrastructure

0.1 km2

0.1%

Water - Lakes

0.3 km2

0.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Elgin in country Scotland

Elgin 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	151 km	NorthNorthEast
2 The Forth Bridge	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	184 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Old and New Towns of Edinburgh	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	190 km	South

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Elgin

Type of weather in Elgin	clear sky
Current temperature:	15 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	9.26 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 5)
Wind direction:	East
Air pressure:	1009 mb
Humidity:	77 %
Daylength at 16 May 2024:	16 hour and 43 minutes
Sunrise :	05:48 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	22:31 Europe/Amsterdam