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Merkadale

General information - Location

Country	Scotland
Part of	United Kingdom
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -6.3348,Lat: 57.2961
Elevation	93 meter above sea level
Local time	20:34:08pm
At island	Skye
Name province/region	Scotland
Name Subregion	Highland
Name	Eilean a'Cheo

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Carbost	1 km	NorthWest
2 Satran	1.5 km	EastSouthEast
3 Drynoch	1.5 km	East
4 Fernilea	3.5 km	NorthNorthWest
5 Grula	4.5 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Glasgow	Scotland	210 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Belfast	Northern-ireland	303 km	South
3 Douglas	Isle-of-man	368 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Merkadale lies at the Atlantic Ocean (direction North). The nearest bigger lake is Loch Lundie (1.4 km² at a distance of 44.7 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the North-Irish-Irish border with a straight distance of 255.8 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 358 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 1%, low location: 67%, hill: 32%, The hills are mainly northeastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is 0.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Glasgow International Airport (at a distance of 197 km and direction SouthSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Benbecula Airport (at a distance of 65 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

5.3 km2

7.1%

Nature

27.4 km2

36.5%

Wet nature

33.8 km2

45.1%

Agriculture

6.2 km2

8.3%

Rock-Sand

2.3 km2

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Merkadale in country Scotland

Merkadale at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 St Kilda	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	145 km	NorthWest
2 Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	229 km	SouthSouthWest
3 The Forth Bridge	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	230 km	SouthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Portree

Type of weather in Portree	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	8 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	6.76 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	999 mb
Humidity:	97 %
Daylength at 29 April 2024:	15 hour and 26 minutes
Sunrise :	06:39 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	22:05 Europe/Amsterdam