Thornton
in Fife of Scotland, United Kingdom

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Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
56.167 and -3.150 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 56° 10' 0" and W -3° 9' 0"
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: 08:21 AM (Saturday)
Timezone: Europe/London
UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
5:51 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
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Current travel safety evaluation for United Kingdom in Northern Europe

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

Touring Thornton

Thornton in Fife (Scotland) with it's 2,110 residents is a town located in United Kingdom about 345 mi (or 555 km) north of London, the country's capital place.

Time in Thornton is now 08:21 AM (Saturday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 8 airports nearby Thornton, of which 3 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Edinburgh Airport in a distance of 17 mi (or 28 km), South-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

There are two Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in United Kingdom is Old and New Towns of Edinburgh in a distance of 21 mi (or 33 km), South-East. Also, if you like the game of golf, there are several options within driving distance. We collected 1 points of interest near this location. 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: Glenrothes, Edinburgh, Dalkeith, Dundee and Perth. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 10°C / 49 °F

Morning Temperature 3°C / 38 °F
Evening Temperature 9°C / 48 °F
Night Temperature 5°C / 41 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 54%
Air Pressure 1030 hPa
Wind Speed Light breeze with 5 km/h (3 mph) from West
Cloud Conditions Scattered clouds, covering 43% of sky
General Conditions Scattered clouds

Sunday, 21st of April 2024

6°C (44 °F)
7°C (45 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.

Monday, 22nd of April 2024

14°C (56 °F)
7°C (44 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.

Tuesday, 23rd of April 2024

10°C (49 °F)
4°C (39 °F)
Broken clouds, gentle breeze.

Hotels and Places to Stay

Balbirnie House Hotel

Address
3,0 mi
Markinch Village
KY7 6NE Markinch
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 02:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


BEST WESTERN BALGEDDIE HOUSE HOTEL

Address
3,6 mi
BALGEDDIE WAY
KY6 3ET Leslie,Glenrothes
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Lomond Hills Hotel and Leisure Centre

Address
5,7 mi
High Street
KY15 7EY Freuchie,Cupar
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 14:30
Reception
Weekday: 7:00 - 21:00
Weekend: 7:00 - 21:00


GLENROTHES

Address
1,2 mi
BANK HEAD PARK
KY7 6GH GLENROTHES
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Glenrothes

Address
1,4 mi
BEAUFORT DRIVE BANKHEAD ROUNDABOUT
KY7 4UJ Glenrothes
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Holiday Inn Express GLENROTHES

Address
3,0 mi
Leslie Roundabout,Leslie Road
KY6 3EP GLENROTHES
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Videos from this area

These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.

Carpet cleaning glenrothes

Published: November 20, 2014
Length: 19:25 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: barryscarpetcare

www.barryscarpetcare.co.uk Barry from barrys carpet carpetcare presents Carpet cleaning Glenrothes. fill out the form on http://www.barryscarpetcare.co.uk/#/carpet-cleaning-glenrothes/4587219714...


Kirkcaldy 2 Glenrothes

Published: June 21, 2012
Length: 46:00 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: AAGruntpuddock

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

Published: July 06, 2013
Length: 16:57 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: tourscotland

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

Published: May 15, 2008
Length: 07:23 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: AAGruntpuddock

Road trip - set at about twice the normal speed to keep it under the 10 minute limit.


Kirkcaldy to Glenrothes

Published: June 26, 2008
Length: 58:49 min
Rating: 2 of 5
Author: AAGruntpuddock

Driving from Kirkcaldy Esplanade to Glenrothes along the A92 Thornton Bypass. Speeded up by 54% to keep it under 10 minutes.


kata sanchin (1st kyu) goju ryu martial arts academy glenrothes 20-12-08

Published: December 22, 2008
Length: 53:50 min
Rating: 2 of 5
Author: frank sargent

Demonstration of kata sanchin by 1st kyu students from the Goju Ryu Martal Arts Academy Glenrothes Fife Scotland.


Glenrothes & District Pipe Band Markinch 2012

Published: June 04, 2012
Length: 36:31 min
Rating: 3 of 5
Author: Stuart Schembri

Glenrothes & District Pipe Band practising their 1st 3 tunes and bit of slow-air of their medley at Markinch 2012. They were playing in the Grade 3 contest. Overall the band got 2nd. Also got...


Ryan's 21st Birthday party Warout Stadium Glenrothes 17/06/11

Published: June 20, 2011
Length: 16:38 min
Rating: 1 of 5
Author: Ashley Duncan

Ryan's 21st birthday party at Warout stadium Glenrothes. A great night of entertainment and dancing! My lighting looked really good in this room especially as I could use my smoke machine....


PC-7 flying at Glenrothes Aeromodelling Club

Published: March 11, 2014
Length: 01:07 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: James

Seagull PC-9 scaled to look like a US Navy PC-7. Irvine .53 with HItec reciever and gear.


Indoor Centre Net Session

Published: March 24, 2015
Length: 00:00 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Glenrothes Cricket Club

Eddie Gibbs and Vasu Reddy start pre-season training at Glenrothes Indoor Cricket Centre with session recorded and live streamed with only an iPhone.


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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.

Kirkcaldy High School

Kirkcaldy High School is a 6-year co-educational comprehensive state school in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland.

Located at 56.1315, -3.1675 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Secondary schools in Fife, Educational institutions established in 1852, Kirkcaldy, 1852 establishments in Scotland

Glenrothes (UK Parliament constituency)

Glenrothes is a British Parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons. It was created for the 2005 general election. The seat is currently held by Lindsay Roy, of the Scottish Labour party. He held the seat in the 2010 general election, with a greatly increased margin.

Located at 56.197, -3.173 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Parliamentary constituencies in Scotland (Westminster), United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies established in 2005

Fife Ice Arena

Fife Ice Arena (originally known as Kirkcaldy Ice Rink) opened in 1938. Kirkcaldy Ice Rink was designed by architects Williamson & Hubbard. Fife Ice Arena is the home venue of the oldest Ice Hockey team in the UK - the Fife Flyers. It is also a venue for public skating, figure skating, speed skating, curling and ice shows. The arena has also hosted concerts, boxing, wrestling, motorcycle ice speedway and other events such as dog shows.

Located at 56.1325, -3.13444 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Indoor arenas in Scotland, Indoor ice hockey venues in Scotland, Sports venues in Fife

Kingdom FM

Kingdom FM is the dedicated Adult Contemporary radio station for Fife, Scotland. Kingdom FM broadcasts from its studios in Markinch on five frequencies across Fife, 95.2fm in West Fife, 96.1 in Central Fife, 105.4fm in St Andrews, 106.3fm in the East Neuk and 96.6fm in Kirkcaldy and on the web from www. kingdomfm. co. uk. Kingdom FM started broadcasting on the 5th October 1998.

Located at 56.1996, -3.132 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Radio stations in Scotland

Pitcoudie

Pitcoudie is a housing area in North Glenrothes in the Kingdom of Fife, Scotland - comprising 396 terraced and semi-detached houses. Traditionally, a pitcoudie was a donkey, mule or work-horse which ferried coal and slag from the coal mines - spending most of its life underground. The area of Pitcoudie today exists on what was once an extensive range of mining-shafts and pits.

Located at 56.2097, -3.17417 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Towns in Fife

Thornton, Fife

Thornton is a village in Fife, Scotland. It is between Kirkcaldy and Glenrothes, and stands between the River Ore and Lochty Burn, which are at opposite ends of the main street.

Located at 56.167, -3.15 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Villages in Fife

Kingdom Shopping Centre

The Kingdom Centre is the main shopping destination in Glenrothes, located in the town centre. It is the largest indoor shopping centre in Fife and is one of the largest single-level indoor shopping centres in Scotland with around 40,000 sq m (430,000 sq ft) of (gross) floorspace. The centre has some of the highest levels of footfall in Fife and currently contains over 100 shop units as well as a variety of cafes, the town's central library and the Rothes Halls- the town's theatre/civic centre.

Located at 56.1961, -3.17273 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Shopping centres in Scotland, Buildings and structures in Fife

Victoria Hospital (Kirkcaldy)

Victoria Hospital is a large hospital situated to the north of the town centre in Kirkcaldy, in Fife, Scotland. As one of two main hospitals in Fife, this serves both the town and surrounding Mid-Fife area. The Victoria has been run by Fife Acute Hospital NHS trust since 1999, formerly the Kirkcaldy Acute Hospital trust. Construction of the hospital began in 1955, surrounding the site of the sanatorium and fever hospital, completed between 1899 and 1910.

Located at 56.125, -3.16 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
NHS Scotland hospitals, Kirkcaldy, Hospitals in Fife, 1967 establishments in Scotland, Buildings and structures completed in 1967, Hospitals established in 1967


This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Thornton