Fala

General information - Location

Country	Scotland
Part of	United Kingdom
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -2.8978,Lat: 55.8393
Elevation	260 meter above sea level
Local time	6:20:53am
Name province/region	Scotland
Name Subregion	Midlothian
Name	Midlothian East

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Fala Dam	1.1 km	NorthWest
2 Humbie	2.8 km	NorthEast
3 Blegbie	4.3 km	East
4 Peaston	4.4 km	North
5 Tynehead	4.7 km	West

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Glasgow	Scotland	84 km	West
2 Douglas	Isle-of-man	213 km	SouthWest
3 Belfast	Northern-ireland	238 km	WestSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 14 km (direction NorthNorthWest). The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Gladhouse Reservoir (1.8 km² at a distance of 14.5 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the English-Scotish border with a straight distance of 42 km in SouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 59 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 32%, hill: 68%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Edinburgh Airport (at a distance of 32 km and direction WestNorthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

4.9 km2

6.3%

Nature

14.3 km2

18.2%

Agriculture

59.3 km2

75.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Fala in country Scotland

Fala at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Old and New Towns of Edinburgh	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	23 km	NorthWest
2 The Forth Bridge	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	35 km	NorthWest
3 New Lanark	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	59 km	West

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Pencaitland

Type of weather in Pencaitland	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	10 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	6.42 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	West South West
Air pressure:	1024 mb
Humidity:	92 %
Daylength at 9 May 2024:	15 hour and 55 minutes
Sunrise :	06:10 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	22:05 Europe/Amsterdam