Skirza

General information - Location

Country	Scotland
Part of	United Kingdom
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -3.0665,Lat: 58.5963
Elevation	4 meter above sea level
Local time	9:59:11am
Name province/region	Scotland
Name Subregion	Highland
Name	Landward Caithness

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Tofts	1.3 km	West
2 Freswick	1.6 km	WestSouthWest
3 Milltown	3.7 km	SouthSouthWest
4 Auckengill	3.7 km	SouthWest
5 Nybster	4.5 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Glasgow	Scotland	320 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Tórshavn	Faroe-islands	431 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Belfast	Northern-ireland	480 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Skirza lies at the North Sea (direction SouthSouthEast). The nearest bigger lake is Loch Watten (3.7 km² at a distance of 18.3 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the English-Scotish border with a straight distance of 316.4 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 443 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 2%, low location: 98%, The hills are mainly northeastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is 0.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Edinburgh Airport (at a distance of 296 km and direction SouthSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Wick Airport (at a distance of 15 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

4.4 km2

9.3%

Wet nature

30.1 km2

64.2%

Agriculture

12.4 km2

26.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Skirza in country Scotland

Skirza at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Heart of Neolithic Orkney	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	45 km	North
2 The Forth Bridge	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	290 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Old and New Towns of Edinburgh	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	295 km	SouthSouthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Ackergill

Type of weather in Ackergill	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	12 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.09 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	1023 mb
Humidity:	82 %
Daylength at 8 May 2024:	16 hour and 20 minutes
Sunrise :	05:58 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	22:18 Europe/Amsterdam