St Kilda

General information - Location

Country	Scotland
Part of	United Kingdom
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -8.5642,Lat: 57.8117
Elevation	meter above sea level
Local time	13:04:40pm
At island	St Kilda or Hirta
Name province/region (Country)	Scotland
Wiki-website Subregion (Council Area)	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
Name	Beinn na Foghla agus Uibhist a Tuath

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Hogha Gearraidh	65.9 km	SouthEast
2 Tigh A' Ghearraidh	66.2 km	SouthEast
3 Scolpaig	66.4 km	EastSouthEast
4 Baile Mhàrtainn	66.7 km	EastSouthEast
5 Hosta	67.1 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Glasgow	Scotland	345 km	SouthEast
2 Belfast	Northern-ireland	394 km	South
3 Douglas	Isle-of-man	479 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

St Kilda lies at the Atlantic Ocean (direction South). The nearest bigger lake is Loch nan Geireann (2 km² at a distance of 76.4 km in EastSouthEastern direction).The place is located at an island named St Kilda or Hirta. The distance to the mainland is 161.8 km.

The most nearby international border is the North-Irish-Irish border with a straight distance of 316.7 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 443 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 3%, low location: 67%, hill: 30%, The hills are mainly western orientated.

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

Name
St Kilda

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Glasgow International Airport (at a distance of 331 km and direction SouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Benbecula Airport (at a distance of 80 km in SouthEastern direction).

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of St Kilda in country Scotland

St Kilda 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	1 km	NorthWest
2 Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	313 km	South
3 Heart of Neolithic Orkney	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	341 km	East

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Gramisdale

Type of weather in Gramisdale	light rain
Current temperature:	6 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	13.01 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 6)
Wind direction:	North North West
Air pressure:	998 mb
Humidity:	60 %
Daylength at 21 November 2024:	7 hour and 33 minutes
Sunrise :	09:33 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	17:07 Europe/Amsterdam