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General information - Location

Country	Scotland
Part of	United Kingdom
Location in country	Southwest
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -4.2679,Lat: 54.8944
Elevation	158 meter above sea level
Local time	2:15:06am
Name province/region (Country)	Scotland
Wiki-website Subregion (Council Area)	Dumfries and Galloway
Name	Dee
Other place with same name 1	Glen Scotland - Dumfries and Galloway

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Anwoth	3.9 km	SouthEast
2 Culcronchie	5.2 km	NorthWest
3 Gatehouse of Fleet	5.3 km	EastSouthEast
4 Sandgreen	6.5 km	SouthSouthEast
5 Carsluith	6.6 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Douglas	Isle-of-man	83 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Glasgow	Scotland	101 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Belfast	Northern-ireland	112 km	West

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Irish Sea is very close with only a distance of around 4 km (direction SouthSouthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Solway Tweed. The nearest bigger lake is Loch Grannoch (1 km² at a distance of 10.6 km in Northern direction).

The most nearby international border is the English-Scotish border with a straight distance of 78.1 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 109 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 1%, low location: 68%, hill: 31%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is nature.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)

Name
Stewartry

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Glasgow International Airport (at a distance of 110 km and direction North).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (at a distance of 71 km in Northern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

16.6 km2

21.1%

Nature

42 km2

53.4%

Wet nature

1.4 km2

1.8%

Agriculture

18.5 km2

23.6%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Glen in country Scotland

Glen at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 The English Lake District	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	89 km	SouthEast
2 New Lanark	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	91 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Frontiers of the Roman Empire	Germany,United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	107 km	East

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Gatehouse of Fleet

Type of weather in Gatehouse of Fleet	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	11 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	11.41 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 6)
Wind direction:	South South West
Air pressure:	993 mb
Humidity:	92 %
Daylength at 18 December 2024:	7 hour and 12 minutes
Sunrise :	09:37 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	16:49 Europe/Amsterdam