East Fortune
in East Lothian of Scotland, United Kingdom
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Edinburgh Airport (25 mi) - RAF Leuchars (26 mi)
- Dundee Airport (33 mi)
- Perth/Scone Airport (39 mi)
- Glasgow International Airport (67 mi)
- Carlisle Airport (74 mi)
- Newcastle Airport (78 mi)
- Aberdeen Dyce Airport (85 mi)
- Old and New Towns of Edinburgh (Unesco heritage, 4 mi)
- New Lanark (Unesco heritage, 31 mi)
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Frontiers of the Roman Empire (Unesco heritage, 87 mi) - Gullane Golf Club (Golf course, 5 mi)
- Kilspindie Golf Club (Golf course, 5 mi)
- Duddingston Golf Club (Golf course, 17 mi)
- Kingsbarns Golf Links (Golf course, 23 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 56.005 and -2.725 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 56° 0' 16" and W -2° 43' 29"
- 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: 07:03 AM (Tuesday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:26 am and 8:49 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -45.883 and 170.633 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Pukehiki - References
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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: 2024-04-29 08:03:39
Discover East Fortune
East Fortune in East Lothian (Scotland) is a city in United Kingdom about 328 mi (or 528 km) north of London, the country's capital city.
Local time in East Fortune is now 07:03 AM (Tuesday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 8 airports in the vicinity of East Fortune, of which 4 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Edinburgh Airport in a distance of 25 mi (or 41 km), West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in United Kingdom is Old and New Towns of Edinburgh in a distance of 4 mi (or 7 km), South-West. Also, if you like golfing, there are a few options in driving distance. 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: Haddington, Dalkeith, Newtown St Boswells, Edinburgh and Glenrothes. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 13°C / 56 °F
| Morning Temperature | 8°C / 47 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 12°C / 53 °F |
| Night Temperature | 9°C / 49 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 71% |
| Air Pressure | 1009 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Fresh Breeze with 13 km/h (8 mph) from North |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Overcast clouds |
Wednesday, 1st of May 2024
12°C (53 °F)
8°C (47 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Thursday, 2nd of May 2024
9°C (48 °F)
8°C (47 °F)
Overcast clouds, fresh breeze.
Friday, 3rd of May 2024
8°C (47 °F)
8°C (47 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Macdonald Marine Hotel & Spa
The Linton Hotel
Nether Abbey Hotel
No. 12 Quality Street
Maitlandfield House Hotel
Folly Hotel
Railway Hotel
Videos from this area
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BBMF East Fortune Airshow 2009
http://www.nms.ac.uk/our_museums/museum_of_flight.aspx Battle of Britain Memorial Flight display Spitfire Mk PRXIX, Hurricane Mk IIb, and C47/DC3 Dakota at East Fortune Museum of Flight Airshow.
Evie flying a Microlight at East Fortune Airfield Scotland
Flying from east Fortune, East Lothian, Scotland.
Royal Navy Lynx HAS3, 815 Sqn at the East Fortune Airshow 2009
Royal Navy Lynx HAS3 from 815 Sqn at RNAS Yeovilton at the East Fortune Airshow 2009.
Vulcan XH558 display at the 2009 East Fortune Airshow
AVRO Vulcan XH558 giving a graceful performance at the 2009 East Fortune Airshow. You can hear the Vulcan howl at 4.40 as it climbs out to finish the display. It was a fantastic show from...
Stolp Starduster Too at the East Fortune Airshow 2009
Stolp Starduster Too displaying at the East Fortune Airshow 2009. Flown by local pilot Jim McTaggart, the Starduster gave another excellent display at the airshow.
Hawker Hunter 'Miss Demeanour' G-PSST displaying at the 2011 East Fortune Airshow
One of the most striking colour schemes on the airshow circuit is the Hawker Hunter G-PSST, 'Miss Demeanour' which gave an incredible performance at the 2011 East Fortune Airshow at the National...
SA Bulldog G-AXIG at the East Fortune Airshow 2009
Scottish Aviation Bulldog flying display at the 2009 East Fortune Airshow. This aircraft is owned by the Duke of Hamilton. The Bulldog was a basic training aircraft operated by University Air...
Typhoon at East Fortune 2014
The RAF Typhoon FGR4 displaying at the 2014 East Fortune airshow, flown by Flt Lt Noel Rees.
Evie takes off a Microlight at East Fortune
She makes it look easy !!!
Swift Aerobatic Team at the East Fortune Airshow
One of the more unusual display at the East Fortune Airshow was the Swift Aerobatic team. Composed of a Swift glider flown by Guy Westgate, a Piper Pawnee cropduster tug and a SA180 Twister....
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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.
East Fortune
East Fortune is a village in East Lothian, Scotland, located 2 miles (3 km) north west of East Linton. The area is known for its airfield which was constructed in 1915 to help protect Britain from attack by German Zeppelin airships during the First World War. The RNAS airship station also included an airship hangar. In 1919 the British airship R34 made the first airship crossing of the Atlantic, flying from East Fortune to Mineola, New York http://heritage. scotsman. com/ingenuity.
National Museum of Flight
The National Museum of Flight is Scotland's national aviation museum at East Fortune Airfield, just south of the village of East Fortune, in East Lothian. It is one of the museums within National Museums Scotland. The museum is housed in the original wartime buildings of RAF East Fortune which comprises one of the best preserved wartime airfields in the UK. As a result of this the entire site is a scheduled ancient monument with no permanent structures added by the museum.
Athelstaneford
Athelstaneford (Scots: Atholstanefuird or Elshinthurd) is a village in East Lothian, Scotland. It is near the town of Haddington and lies about 20 miles east of Edinburgh. According to popular legend, Athelstaneford is where the original Scottish saltire - the white diagonal cross on a sky blue background - was first adopted.
Kingston, East Lothian
Kingston is a small hamlet near North Berwick in East Lothian, Scotland.
RAF East Fortune
Royal Air Force Station East Fortune or more simply RAF East Fortune is a former Royal Air Force station, just south of the village of East Fortune in East Lothian, Scotland. The motto of the station was "Fortune Favours the Bold".
Waughton Castle
Waughton Castle is a ruined castle, dating from the fourteenth century, about 3 miles north of East Linton, and 2 miles west of Whitekirk in East Lothian, Scotland.
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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
East Fortoun, East Fortune
