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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: -6.5682,Lat: 57.3951
Elevation	37 meter above sea level
Local time	13:36:43pm
At island	Skye
Name province/region	Scotland
Name Subregion	Highland
Name	Eilean a'Cheo

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Roag	1.6 km	EastNorthEast
2 Vatten	3 km	East
3 Roskhill	3 km	EastNorthEast
4 Harlosh	3.4 km	SouthEast
5 Lonmore	3.6 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Glasgow	Scotland	228 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Belfast	Northern-ireland	315 km	South
3 Douglas	Isle-of-man	384 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Orbost lies at the Atlantic Ocean (direction South). The nearest bigger lake is Loch Obasaraigh (3.8 km² at a distance of 38.8 km in NorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the North-Irish-Irish border with a straight distance of 263.8 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 369 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 6%, low location: 68%, hill: 26%, The hills are mainly southeastern 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 214 km and direction SouthSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Benbecula Airport (at a distance of 48 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

4.4 km2

Nature

24.4 km2

39.2%

Wet nature

24.9 km2

39.9%

Agriculture

7.9 km2

12.6%

Rock-Sand

0.3 km2

0.5%

Water - Lakes

0.5 km2

0.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Orbost in country Scotland

Orbost 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	128 km	NorthWest
2 Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	240 km	SouthSouthWest
3 The Forth Bridge	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	248 km	SouthEast

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Orbost
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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:	13 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.76 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	North West
Air pressure:	1019 mb
Humidity:	86 %
Daylength at 18 May 2024:	16 hour and 47 minutes
Sunrise :	05:59 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	22:46 Europe/Amsterdam