Creetown
in Dumfries and Galloway of Scotland, United Kingdom
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Glasgow Prestwick Airport (43 mi) -
Isle of Man Airport (57 mi) - Carlisle Airport (62 mi)
- George Best Belfast City Airport (63 mi)
- Campbeltown Airport (63 mi)
- Glasgow International Airport (67 mi)
- Barrow Walney Island Airport (70 mi)
- Belfast International Airport (75 mi)
- Edinburgh Airport (82 mi)
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport (125 mi)
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Brú na Bóinne - Archaeological Ensemble of the Bend of the Boyne (Unesco heritage, 96 mi) - Old and New Towns of Edinburgh (Unesco heritage, 96 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 54.902 and -4.380 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 54° 54' 8" and W -4° 22' 47"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Pound - GBP
- Spoken languages:
- English, Welsh, Scottish Gaelic
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 10:53 PM (Sunday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:26 am and 9:01 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -46.483 and 169.700 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Pounawea - References
- This place on Wikipedia
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Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to United Kingdom.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning United Kingdom. Last Update: 2024-05-05 08:24:42
Discover Creetown
Creetown in Dumfries and Galloway (Scotland) with it's 650 citizens is a city in United Kingdom about 293 mi (or 472 km) north-west of London, the country's capital city.
Local time in Creetown is now 10:53 PM (Sunday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 10 airports in the vicinity of Creetown, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Glasgow Prestwick Airport in a distance of 43 mi (or 69 km), North. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are two Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site is Brú na Bóinne - Archaeological Ensemble of the Bend of the Boyne in Ireland at a distance of 96 mi (or 155 km). The closest in United Kingdom is Old and New Towns of Edinburgh in a distance of 96 mi (or 155 km), South-West.
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Bride, Andreas, Jurby, Ramsey and Lezayre. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 11°C / 52 °F
| Morning Temperature | 10°C / 50 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 12°C / 54 °F |
| Night Temperature | 9°C / 48 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 2% |
| Air Humidity | 95% |
| Air Pressure | 1007 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 5 km/h (3 mph) from East |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Monday, 6th of May 2024
13°C (55 °F)
9°C (48 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Tuesday, 7th of May 2024
12°C (53 °F)
9°C (48 °F)
Overcast clouds, light breeze.
Wednesday, 8th of May 2024
14°C (58 °F)
10°C (49 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Videos from this area
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Wildfowling in Scotland
We're with the Wigtown Bay Wildfowlers Club learning about how they acquired land with help from the Wildlife Habitat Trust. Then we're sharing a muddy hole with a young wildfowler and his...
HD above nest
The last sighting of H/D for a while. She is sitting on the same perch that JD was filmed on the day before, above the Wigtown Bay Osprey's nest. JD her 2011 chick is sitting in a nearbty...
The Making of Dowling Stoves
Creetown, Dumfries & Galloway 2011
Filmed on a very windy day. The Ellangowan Hotel is featured in the original version of the film "The Wicker Man".
Gem and Rock Museum, Creetown
www,guide2galloway.co.uk.
Red Squirrels - Balloch Wood - Creetown
The Stone Circle - Balloch Wood - Creetown
Burn - Balloch Wood - Creetown
Kirroughtree Mountain Biking Red and Black Sections + McMoab HD
1st day of the 2nd trip to Scotland on the new bike. Today we rode Kirroughtree aiming to do the Twister but ended up doing mostly Black Craig's. Bike - Yeti SB-66 XT Race Custom Please comment...
Minnigaff 6-7th Jan 10
Fieldfare and Blackcap feeding in the garden during the cold spell.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Creetown
Creetown is a small seaport town in the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright, which forms part of the Galloway in the Dumfries and Galloway council area in south-west Scotland. Its population is about 750 people. It is situated near the head of Wigtown Bay, 18 mi. west of Castle Douglas. The town was originally named Ferrytown of Cree / Creetown was formerly served by the Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Railway.
River Bladnoch
The Bladnoch is a river in Wigtownshire in the Machars of Galloway in southwest Scotland. One of the earliest descriptions of it is given by Sir Andrew Agnew of Lochnaw and Sir David Dunbar in an appendix to Andrew Symson's work "A Large Description of Galloway" written in the 17th century. In this they state that "Blaidzenoch which floweth from the mountnous parts of Penninghame, Wigtownshire, and runs from the north to the south.
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