Mains of Melgund

General information - Location

Country	Scotland
Part of	United Kingdom
Location in country	Northeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -2.7469,Lat: 56.6985
Elevation	78 meter above sea level
Local time	3:59:24am
Name province/region	Scotland
Name Subregion	Angus
Name	Brechin and Edzell

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Netherton	1.4 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Crosston	2.1 km	West
3 Pitkennedy	2.2 km	SouthSouthWest
4 Aberlemno	2.4 km	WestSouthWest
5 Turin	3.8 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Glasgow	Scotland	136 km	SouthWest
2 Douglas	Isle-of-man	304 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Belfast	Northern-ireland	309 km	SouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 16 km (direction EastSouthEast). The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Backwater Reservoir (1.5 km² at a distance of 28.5 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the English-Scotish border with a straight distance of 108.2 km in SouthSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 151 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 99%, hill: 1%, The hills are mainly southern 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 92 km and direction SouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Dundee Airport (at a distance of 32 km in SouthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

11.2 km2

14.3%

Nature

1.1 km2

1.3%

Agriculture

66.3 km2

84.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Mains of Melgund in country Scotland

Mains of Melgund 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	87 km	SouthWest
2 Old and New Towns of Edinburgh	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	89 km	SouthSouthWest
3 New Lanark	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	132 km	SouthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

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Current weather at Brechin

Type of weather in Brechin	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	9 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0.19 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 0)
Wind direction:	East
Air pressure:	1020 mb
Humidity:	92 %
Daylength at 7 May 2024:	15 hour and 55 minutes
Sunrise :	06:09 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	22:05 Europe/Amsterdam