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General information - Location

Country	Scotland
Part of	United Kingdom
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -6.9241,Lat: 58.2047
Elevation	1 meter above sea level
Local time	15:31:51pm
At island	Lewis-harris
Name province/region	Scotland
Name Subregion	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
Name	Sgir'Uige agus Ceann a Tuath nan Loch

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Cairisiadar	2 km	SouthWest
2 Miabhaig	2.3 km	WestNorthWest
3 Bhaltos	2.7 km	NorthNorthWest
4 Geisiader	2.9 km	South
5 Cliobh	3 km	NorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Glasgow	Scotland	313 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Belfast	Northern-ireland	407 km	South
3 Tórshavn	Faroe-islands	427 km	NorthNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Riof lies at the Atlantic Ocean (direction SouthSouthWest). The nearest bigger lake is Loch Suaineabhal (2.8 km² at a distance of 5.5 km in SouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the North-Irish-Irish border with a straight distance of 351.4 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 492 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 14%, low location: 82%, hill: 3%, The hills are mainly eastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is 0.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)

Name
South Lewis, Harris and North Uist

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Glasgow International Airport (at a distance of 300 km and direction SouthSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Stornoway Airport (at a distance of 35 km in Eastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Nature

14.6 km2

29.9%

Wet nature

23.6 km2

48.3%

Agriculture

7.6 km2

15.4%

Rock-Sand

2.2 km2

4.5%

Water - Lakes

0.9 km2

1.9%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Riof in country Scotland

Riof 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	107 km	West
2 Heart of Neolithic Orkney	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	235 km	East
3 The Forth Bridge	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	325 km	SouthSouthEast

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Riof
	TikTok
	Bings maps
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	OpenStreetMap

Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Stornoway

Type of weather in Stornoway	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	17 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.89 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	West
Air pressure:	1005 mb
Humidity:	74 %
Daylength at 4 May 2024:	15 hour and 57 minutes
Sunrise :	06:25 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	22:22 Europe/Amsterdam