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General information - Location

CountryScotland
Part ofUnited Kingdom
Location in country North
Location in EuropeWest Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)Long: -3.2992,Lat: 58.5839 marker
Elevation3 meter above sea level
Local time2:25:33am
Name province/region (Country)Scotland
Wiki-website Subregion (Council Area)Highland
Name Landward Caithness

Nearest 5 places
Placename Distance Direction
1 Moss of Tain2 km WestSouthWest
2 Reaster2.3 km SouthSouthEast
3 Lochend2.4 km EastNorthEast
4 Tain2.9 km West
5 Bowermadden3.1 km SouthSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals
Capitalname Country Distance Direction
1 GlasgowScotland316 km SouthSouthWest
2 Tórshavn   Faroe-islands427 km NorthNorthWest
3 Belfast   Northern-ireland474 km SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is very close with only a distance of around 4 km (direction NorthWest). The nearest bigger lake is Loch Watten (3.7 km2 at a distance of 9.9 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the English-Scotish border with a straight distance of 318.1 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 445 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 2%, low location: 98%, The hills are mainly southwestern 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 294 km and direction SouthSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Wick Airport (at a distance of 18 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

 Forest   2.9 km2 
 3.8% 
 Nature   7.8 km2 
 10.1% 
 Wet nature   15.3 km2 
 20% 
 Agriculture   42.5 km2 
 55.4% 
 Urban area   0.2 km2 
 0.2% 
 Rock-Sand   7.3 km2 
 9.5% 
 Water - Lakes   0.8 km2 
 1% 

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Greenland in country Scotland


Greenland at Physical map (height map)


Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Name Country Distance Direction
1 Heart of Neolithic OrkneyUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland46 km NorthNorthEast
2 The Forth BridgeUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland288 km SouthSouthWest
3 Old and New Towns of EdinburghUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland294 km South


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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)


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Current temperature: 11 degrees Celcius
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Wind: 9.26 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 5)
Wind direction: South
Air pressure: 982 mb
Humidity: 76 %
Daylength at 18 December 2024:6 hour and 18 minutes
Sunrise :10:00 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :16:19 Europe/Amsterdam

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