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Tarland

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Total population

714

Air quality index

30Good
Elevation146 m
Coordinates57.13°, -2.86°

Demographic figures from UK Office for National Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

Tarland is a small village located in Scotland, United Kingdom. Its coordinates of 57.127°, -2.859° place it in the cool-temperate zone of the northern hemisphere. Public datasets list a population of roughly 714. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by long cool seasons and short, mild summers. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 888 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 35% of daylight hours. The sections below expand on demographics, weather, terrain, hazards and nearby points of interest using publicly available datasets.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
57.1275
Longitude
-2.8589
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
30
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
1.9
PM10 (µg/m³)
4.5
Ozone (µg/m³)
65
NO₂ (µg/m³)
0.6

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
36,192
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Eurasian red squirrel
    Sciurus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Mammalia
    1,341
  • European Robin
    Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    406
  • Common Chaffinch
    Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    394
  • Common Wood-Pigeon
    Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    388
  • Heather
    Calluna vulgaris (L.) Hull · Magnoliopsida
    310
  • Coal Tit
    Periparus ater (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    298
  • Eurasian Blackbird
    Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    297
  • Eurasian Blue Tit
    Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    284

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
0
Largest magnitude
—
Largest event
—

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Patrick Forbes
Patrick Forbes
Bishop of Aberdeen
T
Thomas Innes
Scottish historian
H
Henry Farquharson
Russian mathematician
William Forbes-Sempill, 19th Lord Sempill
William Forbes-Sempill, 19th Lord Sempill
British spy for Japan
C
Charles Begg
Piano manufacturer, piano tuner, music shop proprietor
Sir Charles Forbes
Sir Charles Forbes
Scottish politician, MP and Provost of Aberdeen
Patrick Leslie
Patrick Leslie
Early settler in Queensland, Australia (1815-1881)
Peter Shepherd
Peter Shepherd
British Army Surgeon Major (1841–1879)
P
Philippa Tattersall
British female commando
Victor Fortune
Victor Fortune
British Army general (1883-1949)
G
George Thomson
Scottish painter, born 1860 (1860–1939)
George Farquhar Leslie
George Farquhar Leslie
pastoralist and politician in New South Wales, Australia (1820–1860)
J
Jenna L. Ross
British nematologist
J
Jack Maitland
Scottish athlete
Hollie Davidson
Hollie Davidson
Scottish rugby union referee
W
William J. Buyers
Scottish Canadian physicist

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Scotland

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Geography & sun

Elevation
479 ft (146 m)
Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
2.43
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
888

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
222
Avg daily Wikipedia views
8
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Tarland

Tarland
Tarland
Ordnance Survey · 1989
The kirkyard of Tarland
Sheila M. Spiers · 2003
The People of Tarland, Migvie, Logiemar and Coldstone
P. McWilliams · 2002
The people of Tarland & Migvie and Logiemar & Coldstone, 1696
H. Post · 2002

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Slimy Waxcap
Slimy Waxcap
Gliophorus irrigatus
Seen 2026-10-16
Heath Waxcap
Heath Waxcap
Gliophorus laetus
Seen 2026-10-16
meadow coral fungus
meadow coral fungus
Clavulinopsis corniculata
Seen 2026-10-16
Shaggy Mane
Shaggy Mane
Coprinus comatus
Seen 2026-10-15
Cauliflower Fungus
Cauliflower Fungus
Sparassis crispa
Seen 2026-10-15
Common Slowworm
Common Slowworm
Anguis fragilis
Seen 2026-10-13
Hoof Fungus
Hoof Fungus
Fomes fomentarius
Seen 2026-10-13
Fly Agaric
Fly Agaric
Amanita muscaria
Seen 2026-10-13
Pine Bolete
Pine Bolete
Boletus pinophilus
Seen 2026-10-13

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Gallery

Official Identifiers

ONS — UK Office for National Statistics

ONS code
osgb4000000074562728
Local type
Village
Region
Scotland

api.postcodes.io / OS Open Names

Sources

  • • Wikidata
  • • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Elevation
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Open Library
  • • ONS / OS Open Names — UK official place gazetteer, via api.postcodes.io (OS code, local type, county/unitary, district/borough, region)
  • • ONS — UK Office for National Statistics — api.postcodes.io / OS Open Names