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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: -6.3385,Lat: 57.4873
Elevation	meter above sea level
Local time	15:37:06pm
At island	Skye
Name province/region (Country)	Scotland
Wiki-website Subregion (Council Area)	Highland
Name	Eilean a'Cheo

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Eyre	1.1 km	East
2 Treaslane	1.2 km	NorthWest
3 Park Bernisdale	1.2 km	South
4 Bernisdale	1.9 km	South
5 Suladale	2.2 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Glasgow	Scotland	227 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Belfast	Northern-ireland	324 km	South
3 Douglas	Isle-of-man	389 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Aird lies at the Atlantic Ocean (direction West). The nearest bigger lake is Loch Lundie (1.4 km² at a distance of 39.1 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the North-Irish-Irish border with a straight distance of 276.6 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 387 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 3%, low location: 87%, hill: 10%, The hills are mainly western 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 61 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

2.3 km2

3.2%

Nature

27.9 km2

39.2%

Wet nature

30.6 km2

43.1%

Agriculture

10.3 km2

14.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of The Aird in country Scotland

The Aird 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	138 km	WestNorthWest
2 The Forth Bridge	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	244 km	SouthEast
3 Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	250 km	SouthSouthWest

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB The Aird
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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	scattered clouds
Current temperature:	2 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.24 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	996 mb
Humidity:	91 %
Daylength at 21 November 2024:	7 hour and 37 minutes
Sunrise :	09:22 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	17:00 Europe/Amsterdam