Banknock
in Falkirk of Scotland, United Kingdom
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Glasgow International Airport (20 mi) - Edinburgh Airport (23 mi)
- Perth/Scone Airport (38 mi)
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (41 mi)
- Dundee Airport (48 mi)
- RAF Leuchars (49 mi)
- Oban Airport (64 mi)
- Aberdeen Dyce Airport (107 mi)
- Inverness Airport (107 mi)
- Newcastle Airport (110 mi)
- George Best Belfast City Airport (121 mi)
- Old and New Towns of Edinburgh (Unesco heritage, 45 mi)
- Kirkintilloch Golf Club (Golf course, 9 mi)
- Hayston Golf Club (Golf course, 9 mi)
- Coatbridge Golf Club (Golf course, 9 mi)
- Campsie Golf Course (Golf course, 10 mi)
- Drumpellier Golf Club (Golf course, 10 mi)
- Braehead Golf Club (Golf course, 11 mi)
- Lethamhill Golf Club (Golf course, 11 mi)
- Bothwell Castle Golf Club (Golf course, 13 mi)
- Strathclyde Park Golf Course (Golf course, 15 mi)
- Hamilton Golf Club (Golf course, 16 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 55.990 and -3.956 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 55° 59' 22" and W -3° 57' 21"
- 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: 06:25 AM (Tuesday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:04 am and 8:26 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -46.483 and 169.700 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Pounawea - References
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- 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: 2024-04-15 07:59:01
Touring Banknock
Banknock in Falkirk (Scotland) with it's 2,370 residents is a town located in United Kingdom about 347 mi (or 558 km) north-west of London, the country's capital place.
Time in Banknock is now 06:25 AM (Tuesday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 11 airports nearby Banknock, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Glasgow International Airport in a distance of 20 mi (or 32 km), South-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Old and New Towns of Edinburgh in a distance of 45 mi (or 73 km), East. Also, if you like the game of golf, there are several options within driving distance. Need some hints on where to stay? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Being here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Stirling, Falkirk, Kirkintilloch, Motherwell and Alloa. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 8°C / 47 °F
| Morning Temperature | 2°C / 36 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 7°C / 44 °F |
| Night Temperature | 2°C / 35 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 52% |
| Air Pressure | 1016 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 10 km/h (6 mph) from South-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Scattered clouds, covering 48% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Wednesday, 17th of April 2024
9°C (49 °F)
5°C (42 °F)
Overcast clouds, light breeze.
Thursday, 18th of April 2024
11°C (51 °F)
9°C (48 °F)
Broken clouds, moderate breeze.
Friday, 19th of April 2024
12°C (53 °F)
8°C (46 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
WESTERWOOD GOLF AND SPA
Castlecary House
Le Chene Hotel
Glasgow (Cumbernauld)
TRAVELODGE GLASGOW CUMBERNAULD
Videos from this area
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Glasgow and Edinburgh - 22 March 2014
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Airsoft players of war POW 24/01/10
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The Ad-Lib Function Band
Mobile clip of Rule the World.
Real Jungle Experince In Safari (Scotland's Tour 09)
It was very little safari, but we all enjoy. It was superb tour. I forgot the name, but it was on way toward DUNDEE in Scotland.
4 Johnston Place
My house - was for sale, now for rent. Detached, 5 Double Bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, garden on 4 sides, double garage. Excellent position for access to Edinburgh, Glasgow, Stirling, perth etc.
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A quick 'out the box' test with a gun cam setup. Quickly edited, just to see what it looks like!
Airsoft @ POW players of war 21/02/10
Airsoft @ POW players of war Bonny bridge Scotland 21/02/10 http://www.playersofwar.co.uk/
Hurricane in Banknock.mpg
Hurricane force winds batter Banknock.
The Gary McClurg Wet Fly
Tying the the Gary mcclurg Wet Fly.
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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.
M80 motorway
The M80 is a motorway in central Scotland, running through Glasgow, North Lanarkshire, Falkirk and Stirling and links the M8, the M73 and M9 motorways. Following completion in 2011, this road is 25 miles long. From 1992 – 2011, the road was in two sections; the southern section, Glasgow to Stepps and the northern section Haggs to Stirling. A connecting Stepps to Haggs section was completed in September 2011.
Wardpark
Wardpark is an industrial estate in Cumbernauld, Scotland split by the A80 dual carriageway. The former Burroughs factory which was occupied by OKI was demolished to make way for a retail park, OKI having been relocated nearby. The new Westway Retail Park will be built in phases with the first phase opening on 26 April 2007. Cumbernauld Airport is at the northern edge of Wardpark with nice views down Strath Kelvin].
Castlecary rail accidents
Two rail accidents near Castlecary have occurred in Scotland. One of these was in 1937 and one in 1968.
Castlecary
This article is about the village near Cumbernauld in Scotland. For the village in Somerset, see Castle Cary. Castlecary is a small village on the border between the North Lanarkshire and Falkirk council areas in Scotland. It is close to the new town of Cumbernauld. Castlecary is like many other settlements in the area tied to the Roman history of Scotland. The route of the Antonine Wall passes close to the village.
Allandale railway station
Allandale railway station was a rail station proposed for the line between Cumbernauld and Falkirk near the villages of Allandale and Castlecary. The station was recommended in the Scottish Executive's "Central Scotland Transport Corridor Studies", published in January, 2003 as Castlecary railway station. However, the scheme's promoters were persuaded to change the name of the station to avoid confusion with an existing Castle Cary railway station in Castle Cary, Somerset.
Westerwood
Westerwood is an area in the north-east of the new town of Cumbernauld in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. In the past decade or so new housing developments have been built around a golf course. The golf course includes a 4* hotel owned and operated by Qhotels. The Westerwood Championship Golf Course backs onto Cumbernauld airfield.
Abronhill High School
Abronhill High School is a non-denominational, comprehensive, secondary school in Abronhill, a suburb of the Scottish new town of Cumbernauld. The school roll was 473 pupils in 2008. The school was the setting of the 1981 Scottish film Gregory's Girl. Abronhill High School is near Abronhill Town Centre, where most of the schoolchildren go for their lunch, or to the nearby shops.
Castle Cary Castle
Castle Cary Castle, (sometimes called Castlecary Castle) is a fifteenth-century tower house, about 6 miles from Falkirk, in the former county of Stirlingshire, Scotland. It is located on the site of one of the principal forts of the Roman Antonine Wall.
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