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General information - Location

Country	Scotland
Part of	United Kingdom
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -5.4751,Lat: 56.4075
Elevation	42 meter above sea level
Local time	19:07:42pm
Name province/region (Country)	Scotland
Wiki-website Subregion (Council Area)	Argyll and Bute
Name	Oban South and the Isles

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Dunollie	2.5 km	North
2 Ganavan	2.9 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Balliemore	2.9 km	West
4 Kilbride	3.8 km	SouthSouthWest
5 Kilmore	4.3 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Glasgow	Scotland	102 km	SouthEast
2 Belfast	Northern-ireland	204 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Douglas	Isle-of-man	259 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Oban lies at the Atlantic Ocean (direction North). The nearest bigger lake is Loch Nell (1.4 km² at a distance of 3.4 km in SouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the North-Irish-Irish border with a straight distance of 187.1 km in SouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 262 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 6%, low location: 94%, hill: 1%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Glasgow International Airport (at a distance of 88 km and direction SouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Tiree Airport (at a distance of 86 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

11.8 km2

20.2%

Nature

15.9 km2

27.2%

Wet nature

1.7 km2

Agriculture

24.6 km2

42%

Urban area

3 km2

5.2%

Water - Lakes

1.4 km2

2.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Oban in country Scotland

Oban at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 New Lanark	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	134 km	SouthEast
2 The Forth Bridge	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	137 km	EastSouthEast
3 Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	144 km	SouthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Oban

Type of weather in Oban	scattered clouds
Current temperature:	1 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.18 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	North North West
Air pressure:	995 mb
Humidity:	69 %
Daylength at 21 November 2024:	7 hour and 49 minutes
Sunrise :	09:13 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	17:02 Europe/Amsterdam