Coaltown of Wemyss
in Fife of Scotland, United Kingdom
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RAF Leuchars (18 mi) - Edinburgh Airport (18 mi)
- Dundee Airport (21 mi)
- Perth/Scone Airport (23 mi)
- Glasgow International Airport (55 mi)
- Aberdeen Dyce Airport (80 mi)
- Carlisle Airport (85 mi)
- Newcastle Airport (94 mi)
- RAF Kinloss (105 mi)
- Leeds Bradford Airport (168 mi)
- Old and New Towns of Edinburgh (Unesco heritage, 18 mi)
- New Lanark (Unesco heritage, 48 mi)
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Frontiers of the Roman Empire (Unesco heritage, 104 mi) - Dunnikier Park Golf Club (Golf course, 3 mi)
- Gullane Golf Club (Golf course, 13 mi)
- Kilspindie Golf Club (Golf course, 13 mi)
- Bruntsfield Links (Golf course, 14 mi)
- Duddingston Golf Club (Golf course, 15 mi)
- Craigmillar Park Golf Course (Golf course, 16 mi)
- Braid Hills No.1 Golf Club (Golf course, 17 mi)
- Kingsbarns Golf Links (Golf course, 17 mi)
- Lothianburn Golf Club (Golf course, 18 mi)
- Camperdown Golf Course (Golf course, 24 mi)
- Edinburgh Zoo (zoo, (16 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 56.151 and -3.089 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 56° 9' 4" and W -3° 5' 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: 01:36 AM (Saturday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:50 am and 8:31 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -45.883 and 170.633 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Pukehiki - 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: 2024-04-19 08:03:45
Delve into Coaltown of Wemyss
Coaltown of Wemyss in Fife (Scotland) with it's 610 habitants is located in United Kingdom about 343 mi (or 552 km) north of London, the country's capital town.
Current time in Coaltown of Wemyss is now 01:36 AM (Saturday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 10 airports close to Coaltown of Wemyss, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is RAF Leuchars in a distance of 18 mi (or 28 km), North-East. 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 18 mi (or 29 km), South-East. Also, if you like playing golf, there are some options within driving distance. We encountered 1 points of interest near this location. If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Glenrothes, Edinburgh, Dalkeith, Dundee and Haddington. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 9°C / 49 °F
| Morning Temperature | 3°C / 38 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 9°C / 49 °F |
| Night Temperature | 6°C / 42 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 52% |
| Air Pressure | 1030 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 6 km/h (4 mph) from West |
| Cloud Conditions | Scattered clouds, covering 38% of sky |
| General Conditions | Scattered clouds |
Sunday, 21st of April 2024
6°C (43 °F)
7°C (45 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Monday, 22nd of April 2024
13°C (55 °F)
7°C (45 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Tuesday, 23rd of April 2024
9°C (49 °F)
5°C (41 °F)
Broken clouds, gentle breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Balbirnie House Hotel
GLENROTHES
Glenrothes
Videos from this area
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Kirkcaldy 2 Glenrothes
Driving from Rejects in Kirkcaldy to ASDA then on to Glenrothes along the A92 Thornton Bypass. Converting the files from my Traveler DV5000 seems to speed everything up!
City Of St Andrews Pipe Band Scottish Highland Gathering Thornton Fife Scotland
Tour Scotland video of City Of St Andrews Pipe Band at the Scottish Highland Gathering in Memorial Park, Thornton on ancestry visit to Fife. The Band was formed in 1972 and is based in St Andrews...
Glenrothes - Kirkcaldy via Thornton
Road trip - set at about twice the normal speed to keep it under the 10 minute limit.
Kirkcaldy to Glenrothes
Driving from Kirkcaldy Esplanade to Glenrothes along the A92 Thornton Bypass. Speeded up by 54% to keep it under 10 minutes.
PC-7 flying at Glenrothes Aeromodelling Club
Seagull PC-9 scaled to look like a US Navy PC-7. Irvine .53 with HItec reciever and gear.
Kirkcaldy Mitchelston
Offices, workshops and storage and Kirkcaldy Mitchelston.
Kirkcaldy 01
Driving down through Kirkcaldy.
FPE88 Goes To North Queensferry Part 2 - Passing Through Kirkcaldy East
FPE88 Goes To North Queensferry Part 2 - Passing Through Kirkcaldy East.
FPE88 On The Road
FPE88 heading out from Methil for a trip on 27/4/09.
Windygates Church
St Kenneths Church, Windygates, Fife, Scotland. Tour Scotland Scotland Tour Guide: Sandy Stevenson.
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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.
Wemyss Castle
There is also a Castle Wemyss in North Ayrshire, Scotland; and a Castle Wemyss (sugar estate) in Jamaica. Wemyss Castle (pronounced) is situated on the cliffs between the villages of East Wemyss and West Wemyss in Fife, Scotland.
East Wemyss
East Wemyss is a village situated on the south coast of the Kingdom of Fife, Scotland. In the United Kingdom Census 2001 the population was recorded as 1841.
Harbourmaster's House, Dysart
The Harbourmaster's House is a B-listed 18th-century building located by Dysart Harbour, near Kirkcaldy in Fife, Scotland. It houses the first coastal centre in Fife, which was opened by Gordon Brown in 2006. It is run by Fife Coast and Countryside Trust, whose headquarters are in the building.
Milton of Balgonie Primary School
Milton of Balgonie's is a primary school in Glenrothes, Fife, Scotland. Its original building was opened in 1823 with subsequent additions and extensions added in 1880,1924 & 1962. The school is situated off the bypass between Windygates and Glenrothes. The school's accommodation comprises one very large classroom where P1- P4 are taught and another classroom which accommodates P5 - P7. The original 1823 classroom now doubles as our hall and dining hall. The school playground is all-tarmac.
Milton of Balgonie
Milton of Balgonie is a small village in central Fife, Scotland. It is situated 2 miles to the east of Glenrothes between the nearby villages of Markinch and Coaltown of Balgonie to the west and Windygates to the east. Nearby attractions include Balgonie Castle which is situated between Milton and Coaltown. The ruins of Milton house remain within the woodland of this village where Mary, Queen of Scots sometimes resided.
Macduff's Castle
MacDuff's Castle is a ruined castle near East Wemyss, in Fife, Scotland. The site is associated with the MacDuff Earls of Fife, the most powerful family in Fife in the middle ages, although nothing survives from this period. The present ruins are the remains of the home of the Wemyss family, who lived here from the 14th century, and their successors in the 16th century.
West Wemyss
West Wemyss is a village lying on the north shore of the Firth of Forth, in Fife, Scotland. According to the 2007 population estimate, the village has a population of 237. The village was granted burgh of barony status in 1511, bearing the name from the Wemyss family who lived in Wemyss Castle.
Coaltown of Wemyss
The Coaltown of Wemyss is the closest village to Wemyss Castle, Fife, Scotland. "The Coaltown" has a primary school, some small shops, the Earl David Hotel, named after David Wemyss, 2nd Earl of Wemyss and cottages originally built for mineworkers. Close to the village are now-unworked deep coal mine workings. There is a gateway leading towards Wemyss Castle. Wemyss Castle is not open to the public but Wemyss Castle Gardens are open 1 April to 31 July.
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