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General information - Location

Country	Scotland
Part of	United Kingdom
Location in country	Southwest
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -4.7947,Lat: 54.9018
Elevation	92 meter above sea level
Local time	21:05:22pm
Name province/region	Scotland
Name Subregion	Dumfries and Galloway
Name	Wigtown West

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Carscreugh	1.6 km	East
2 Glenluce	3 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Drumphail	3.3 km	NorthEast
4 Dergoals	3.8 km	EastSouthEast
5 Milton	5.6 km	South

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Belfast	Northern-ireland	80 km	WestSouthWest
2 Douglas	Isle-of-man	85 km	South
3 Glasgow	Scotland	107 km	NorthNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Irish Sea is very close with only a distance of around 4 km (direction SouthSouthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Solway Tweed. The nearest bigger lake is Loch Dee (0.9 km² at a distance of 31.6 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the English-Scotish border with a straight distance of 111.5 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 156 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 3%, low location: 97%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Western Southern Uplands

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Belfast International Airport (at a distance of 95 km and direction West).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (at a distance of 68 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

8.9 km2

11.3%

Nature

14.7 km2

18.8%

Wet nature

20.7 km2

26.4%

Agriculture

33.1 km2

42.1%

Urban area

0.4 km2

0.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Whitecairn in country Scotland

Whitecairn at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 New Lanark	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	107 km	NorthEast
2 Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	114 km	WestNorthWest
3 The English Lake District	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	120 km	SouthEast

Social media - Maps

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Stranraer

Type of weather in Stranraer	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	10 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.99 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South South East
Air pressure:	1026 mb
Humidity:	95 %
Daylength at 8 May 2024:	15 hour and 43 minutes
Sunrise :	06:24 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	22:07 Europe/Amsterdam