Whithorn
in Dumfries and Galloway of Scotland, United Kingdom
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Isle of Man Airport (46 mi) -
Glasgow Prestwick Airport (54 mi) - George Best Belfast City Airport (59 mi)
- Barrow Walney Island Airport (62 mi)
- Campbeltown Airport (70 mi)
- Belfast International Airport (72 mi)
- Glasgow International Airport (79 mi)
- Edinburgh Airport (94 mi)
- Anglesey Airport (103 mi)
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport (116 mi)
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Brú na Bóinne - Archaeological Ensemble of the Bend of the Boyne (Unesco heritage, 85 mi) - Old and New Towns of Edinburgh (Unesco heritage, 106 mi)
- Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd (Unesco heritage, 114 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 54.732 and -4.416 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 54° 43' 56" and W -4° 24' 56"
- 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: 10:31 AM (Friday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:31 am and 8:57 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -46.483 and 169.700 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Pounawea - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
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: 2024-05-03 08:06:06
Discover Whithorn
Whithorn in Dumfries and Galloway (Scotland) with it's 790 citizens is a city in United Kingdom about 285 mi (or 459 km) north-west of London, the country's capital city.
Local time in Whithorn is now 10:31 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 10 airports in the vicinity of Whithorn, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest is airport we know is Isle of Man Airport in Isle of man in a distance of 46 mi (or 73 km). The closest airport in United Kingdom is Glasgow Prestwick Airport in a distance of 54 mi (or 73 km), South. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several 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 85 mi (or 137 km). The closest in United Kingdom is Old and New Towns of Edinburgh in a distance of 106 mi (or 137 km), South-West. Looking for a place to stay? we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
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: 12°C / 53 °F
| Morning Temperature | 10°C / 49 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 11°C / 53 °F |
| Night Temperature | 11°C / 51 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 3% |
| Air Humidity | 95% |
| Air Pressure | 1006 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 7 km/h (4 mph) from South-West |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Saturday, 4th of May 2024
10°C (50 °F)
9°C (49 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 5th of May 2024
14°C (57 °F)
9°C (49 °F)
Broken clouds, light breeze.
Monday, 6th of May 2024
14°C (58 °F)
10°C (49 °F)
Overcast clouds, light breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
The Steam Packet Inn
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
The Making of Dowling Stoves
Around Whithorn - Full Version
Film taken around Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland c. 1953.
Whithorn Banger at his best
The Craw Banger perfects the art of conversation in the Calcutta Inn in Whithorn. This is followed with the ramblings of the CalC's finest raconteurs, if you can make sense of what they are...
Shadow VT600CX Part 1
A trip on my Honda Shadow VT600CX from my house in Whithorn to the Isle of Whithorn. The clip was made with a Veho Muvi mini camera clipped to the front of my Jacket.
Shadow VT600CX Part 2
Return trip from the Isle of Whithorn to my house in Whithorn on my Honda VT600CX. The clip was made using a Veho Muvi mini cam clipped to my jacket.
Donnie gets fleeced at the CalC
Aul McLean gettin' his heid rumped wi' Tricia's dog clippers before his trip to Ireland. There's no' many places left where you can hae a hauf an' a haircut at the same time.
Mary Flannighan's 70th birthday .. or was it?
Mary Flannighan celebrated her 70th birthday at the Calcutta Inn in Whithorn on December 16, 2005. Family and friends came from all over Scotland for the bash, but it came out a few days later...
Mair Craic at the CalC
Some more refined wit and repartee at the Calcutta in in Whithorn. Even Rab C could'nae handle this lot.
Bob 'n' Janet's wedding
September 7, 1968, the Beatles were at number one with Hey Jude, Mary Hopkin was at number two with Those Were The Days, and Janet and I got hitched. No video cameras or phones in those days, ...
ISLE OF WHITHORN - GROWING OUR FUTURE
How this small Scottish coastal community has come together and worked tirelessly over the past fifteen years in a programme of social, environmental and economic regeneration. The culmination...
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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.
Whithorn Priory
Whithorn Priory is located in Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Dumfries and Galloway. It was founded about the middle of the twelfth century by Fergus King of Galloway, Lord of Galloway Clan MacDowall, with Gille Aldan, Bishop of Galloway, in the reign of David I (King of Scotland r.1124-1153), for Premonstratensian Canons, referred colloquially in Britain as the White Canons.
Whithorn railway station
Whithorn is the closed terminus of the Wigtownshire Railway branch, from Newton Stewart, of the Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Railway. It served the town of Whithorn in Wigtownshire. The line was closed to passenger services in 1950, and to goods in 1964.
Broughton Skeog railway station
Broughton Skeog (NX4554444071) was a railway station that was located near level crossing gates over a minor road on the Wigtownshire Railway branch line, from Newton Stewart, of the Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Railway. It served a rural area in Wigtownshire and was named after the nearby farm. Although the station closed as far back as 1885 the line wasn't closed to passenger services until 1950, and to goods in 1964.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Whithorn.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Whitehorn, Whithorn, Taigh Mhártainn, Taigh Mhàrtainn
