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General information - Location

Country	Scotland
Part of	United Kingdom
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -5.0135,Lat: 54.8691
Elevation	64 meter above sea level
Local time	18:00:56pm
Name province/region (Country)	Scotland
Wiki-website Subregion (Council Area)	Dumfries and Galloway
Name	Wigtown West

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Whiteleys	1 km	North
2 Colfin	1.7 km	SouthWest
3 Stranraer	3.4 km	North
4 Awhirk	3.6 km	SouthWest
5 Aird	4.1 km	NorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Belfast	Northern-ireland	66 km	WestSouthWest
2 Douglas	Isle-of-man	86 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Glasgow	Scotland	115 km	NorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Atlantic Ocean is very close with only a distance of around 4 km (direction North).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Solway Tweed. The nearest bigger lake is Loch Dee (0.9 km² at a distance of 45.2 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the North-Irish-Irish border with a straight distance of 117.9 km in SouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 165 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 6%, low location: 94%, The hills are mainly eastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Belfast International Airport (at a distance of 81 km and direction West).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is George Best Belfast City Airport (at a distance of 62 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

2.4 km2

Nature

7.2 km2

9.3%

Wet nature

2 km2

2.5%

Agriculture

61.2 km2

78.8%

Urban area

3.5 km2

4.5%

Infrastructure

1.1 km2

1.4%

Water - Lakes

0.3 km2

0.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Lochans in country Scotland

Lochans at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	103 km	NorthWest
2 New Lanark	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	118 km	NorthEast
3 The English Lake District	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	132 km	EastSouthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Stranraer

Type of weather in Stranraer	moderate rain
Current temperature:	2 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	15.38 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 7)
Wind direction:	North West
Air pressure:	998 mb
Humidity:	65 %
Daylength at 21 November 2024:	8 hour and 5 minutes
Sunrise :	09:03 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	17:08 Europe/Amsterdam