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General information - Location

Country	Scotland
Part of	United Kingdom
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -2.8431,Lat: 55.5506
Elevation	151 meter above sea level
Local time	19:25:27pm
Name province/region (Country)	Scotland
Wiki-website Subregion (Council Area)	Scottish Borders
Name	Selkirkshire

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Sunderland	2.2 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Philiphaugh	2.6 km	West
3 Lindean	3.1 km	NorthEast
4 Clerklands	5.3 km	SouthSouthEast
5 Boleside	5.4 km	NorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Glasgow	Scotland	92 km	WestNorthWest
2 Douglas	Isle-of-man	188 km	SouthWest
3 Belfast	Northern-ireland	224 km	WestSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 46 km (direction North).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Solway Tweed. The nearest bigger lake is St Mary's Loch (2.7 km² at a distance of 20.4 km in Western direction).

The most nearby international border is the English-Scotish border with a straight distance of 31.4 km in SouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 44 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 39%, hill: 61%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Central Borders

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Edinburgh Airport (at a distance of 55 km and direction NorthNorthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

12.4 km2

15.8%

Nature

29.1 km2

37%

Agriculture

32.8 km2

41.8%

Urban area

2.2 km2

2.9%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Selkirk in country Scotland

Selkirk at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Old and New Towns of Edinburgh	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	50 km	NorthNorthWest
2 New Lanark	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	60 km	WestNorthWest
3 The Forth Bridge	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	61 km	NorthNorthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Selkirk

Type of weather in Selkirk	heavy intensity rain
Current temperature:	3 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.47 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	1019 mb
Humidity:	97 %
Daylength at 3 December 2024:	7 hour and 24 minutes
Sunrise :	09:19 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	16:43 Europe/Amsterdam