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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: -2.9115,Lat: 55.845
Elevation	243 meter above sea level
Local time	19:01:47pm
Name province/region	Scotland
Name Subregion	Midlothian
Name	Midlothian East

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Fala	1.1 km	SouthEast
2 Humbie	3.2 km	EastNorthEast
3 Peaston	3.7 km	North
4 Tynehead	4.2 km	WestSouthWest
5 Crichton	4.3 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Glasgow	Scotland	83 km	West
2 Douglas	Isle-of-man	213 km	SouthWest
3 Belfast	Northern-ireland	237 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 14.1 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the English-Scotish border with a straight distance of 43 km in SouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 60 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 41%, hill: 59%, 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 31 km and direction WestNorthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

4.1 km2

5.2%

Nature

10.5 km2

13.4%

Agriculture

63.1 km2

80.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Fala Dam in country Scotland

Fala Dam 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	22 km	NorthWest
2 The Forth Bridge	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	34 km	NorthWest
3 New Lanark	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	58 km	West

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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	broken clouds
Current temperature:	16 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.96 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	West
Air pressure:	1024 mb
Humidity:	79 %
Daylength at 9 May 2024:	15 hour and 55 minutes
Sunrise :	06:10 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	22:05 Europe/Amsterdam