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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: -6.114,Lat: 57.3372
Elevation	8 meter above sea level
Local time	14:52:29pm
At island	Skye
Name province/region	Scotland
Name Subregion	Highland
Name	Eilean a'Cheo

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Gedintailor	0.5 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Balmeanach	0.6 km	South
3 Peinchorran	1.4 km	South
4 Upper Ollach	1.7 km	NorthNorthWest
5 Lower Ollach	2.7 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Glasgow	Scotland	206 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Belfast	Northern-ireland	306 km	South
3 Douglas	Isle-of-man	369 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Braes lies at the Atlantic Ocean (direction EastNorthEast). The nearest bigger lake is Loch Lundie (1.4 km² at a distance of 31 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the North-Irish-Irish border with a straight distance of 263.7 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 369 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 3%, low location: 71%, hill: 24%, low mountains: 2%, The hills are mainly northwestern orientated. The most common land use in the area is nature.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Glasgow International Airport (at a distance of 193 km and direction SouthSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Benbecula Airport (at a distance of 76 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

3.3 km2

6.3%

Nature

22.3 km2

42.1%

Wet nature

18.5 km2

35%

Agriculture

5.6 km2

10.6%

Rock-Sand

2.9 km2

5.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of The Braes in country Scotland

The Braes 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	156 km	NorthWest
2 The Forth Bridge	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	223 km	SouthEast
3 Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	234 km	SouthSouthWest

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB The Braes
	TikTok
	Bings maps
	Mapquest
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	OpenStreetMap

Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Portree

Type of weather in Portree	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	21 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	5.48 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	EastcNorth East
Air pressure:	1010 mb
Humidity:	53 %
Daylength at 2 May 2024:	15 hour and 40 minutes
Sunrise :	06:31 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	22:11 Europe/Amsterdam