Ley

General information - Location

Country	Scotland
Part of	United Kingdom
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -2.7728,Lat: 57.1997
Elevation	283 meter above sea level
Local time	21:41:19pm
Name province/region	Scotland
Name Subregion	Aberdeenshire
Name	Huntly, Strathbogle and Howe of Alford

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Milton of Cushnie	1.8 km	WestSouthWest
2 Leochel Cushnie	1.9 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Dorsell	2.4 km	NorthEast
4 Muir of Fowlis	2.6 km	EastSouthEast
5 Asloun	2.7 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Glasgow	Scotland	180 km	SouthWest
2 Belfast	Northern-ireland	352 km	SouthWest
3 Douglas	Isle-of-man	356 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 41 km (direction EastSouthEast). The nearest bigger lake is Loch Muick (2 km² at a distance of 36.7 km in SouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the English-Scotish border with a straight distance of 161.2 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 226 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 15%, hill: 84%, low mountains: 1%, The hills are mainly northeastern 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 144 km and direction SouthSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Aberdeen Dyce Airport (at a distance of 35 km in Eastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

15.2 km2

19.4%

Nature

7.8 km2

9.9%

Agriculture

55.5 km2

70.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Ley in country Scotland

Ley at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 The Forth Bridge	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	139 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Old and New Towns of Edinburgh	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	142 km	SouthSouthWest
3 New Lanark	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	183 km	SouthSouthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Alford

Type of weather in Alford	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	13 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.33 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	East
Air pressure:	1024 mb
Humidity:	85 %
Daylength at 9 May 2024:	16 hour and 9 minutes
Sunrise :	06:03 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	22:11 Europe/Amsterdam