Tollcross
in Glasgow City of Scotland, United Kingdom

Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
55.850 and -4.183 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 55° 50' 59" and W -4° 10' 59"
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: 05:45 AM (Friday)
Timezone: Europe/London
UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
5:58 am and 8:32 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-46.483 and 169.700 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Pounawea
References
This place on Geonames.org
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: 2024-04-18 08:12:24

Discover Tollcross

Tollcross in Glasgow City (Scotland) is a place in United Kingdom about 343 mi (or 552 km) north-west of London, the country's capital city.

Current time in Tollcross is now 05:45 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 11 airports near Tollcross, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Glasgow International Airport in a distance of 10 mi (or 16 km), 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 55 mi (or 88 km), East. Also, if you like playing golf, there are a few options in driving distance. 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: Glasgow, Kirkintilloch, Giffnock, Hamilton and Motherwell. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 11°C / 51 °F

Morning Temperature 6°C / 42 °F
Evening Temperature 10°C / 50 °F
Night Temperature 5°C / 40 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 54%
Air Pressure 1019 hPa
Wind Speed Gentle Breeze with 8 km/h (5 mph) from South
Cloud Conditions Broken clouds, covering 50% of sky
General Conditions Scattered clouds

Saturday, 20th of April 2024

12°C (53 °F)
7°C (45 °F)
Broken clouds, light breeze.

Sunday, 21st of April 2024

10°C (51 °F)
10°C (49 °F)
Overcast clouds, calm.

Monday, 22nd of April 2024

16°C (60 °F)
10°C (49 °F)
Light rain, calm, overcast clouds.

Hotels and Places to Stay

Dreamhouse Apartments Glasgow City Centre

Address
2,5 mi
Ingram Street 120-140
G1 1EJ Glasgow
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 0:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 0:00


Millennium Glasgow

Address
2,8 mi
George Square 40
G2 1DS Glasgow
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Holiday Inn GLASGOW - CITY CTR THEATRELAND

Address
2,9 mi
161 West Nile Street
G1 2RL GLASGOW
United Kingdom

Time Information

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


PREMIER SUITES PLUS GLASGOW

Address
2,7 mi
OLYMPIC HOUSE 136-144 QUEEN STREET
G1 3BX GLASGOW
United Kingdom

Time Information

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


Spires Serviced Apartments

Address
2,6 mi
77 Glassford Street
G1 1BQ Glasgow
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 10:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 8:30 - 19:00
Weekend: 10:30 - 4:00


Carlton George Glasgow

Address
2,8 mi
44 West George Street
G2 1DH Glasgow
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Rab Ha's Hotel

Address
2,6 mi
Hutcheson Street
G1 1SH Glasgow
United Kingdom

Time Information

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


Fraser Suites

Address
2,4 mi
1-19 Albion Street
G1 1NY Glasgow
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Tartan Lodge - Hostel

Address
2,0 mi
235 Alexandra Parade
G31 3AW Glasgow
United Kingdom

Time Information

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


Glasgow Central Boutique Suites and Bistro

Address
2,3 mi
88-92 Castle street
G4 0SF Glasgow
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 10:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Videos from this area

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The Glasgow Taxis Cup 2015

Published: March 18, 2015
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Published: March 28, 2015
Length: 55:15 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: volleyballphotos

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2014 Commonwealth Games village (extended)

Published: June 25, 2009
Length: 13:31 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: CityLegacy

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Published: March 06, 2014
Length: 31:59 min
Rating: 4 of 5
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Published: July 30, 2014
Length: 07:59 min
Rating: 5 of 5
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Eva my German Shepherd Pup escaping from the swans.

Published: June 03, 2011
Length: 48:45 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Norman MacPhail

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Shettleston Train Station

Published: April 28, 2014
Length: 34:23 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: scott567100

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ICG 2011: Lanarkshire's Gold Medal Games

Published: March 16, 2012
Length: 00:38 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: SouthLanarkshireTV

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Published: February 09, 2014
Length: 48:56 min
Rating: 5 of 5
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Playbusters - Grow Green with Glasgow's East End

Published: September 01, 2011
Length: 26:08 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Playbusters

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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.

Murder of Kriss Donald

Kriss Donald (2 July 1988 – 15 March 2004) was a Scottish fifteen-year-old white male who was kidnapped, tortured and murdered in Glasgow in 2004 by a gang of men of Pakistani descent, some of whom fled to Pakistan after the crime. Daanish Zahid, Imran Shahid, Zeeshan Shahid, and Mohammed Faisal Mustaq were later found guilty of racially motivated murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. A fifth participant in the crime was convicted of racially motivated violence and jailed for five years.

Located at 55.8421, -4.19923 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Government reports, 2004 in Scotland, Racially motivated violence in Scotland, 2006 in Scotland, History of Glasgow, History of Scotland, People murdered in Scotland, Torture in Scotland, 2005 in Pakistan, Trials in Great Britain, Murder in 2004, Murder trials, Pakistan–United Kingdom relations, Extradition, Hate crimes, Racism in the United Kingdom

HM Prison Barlinnie

HM Prison Barlinnie is a prison operated by the Scottish Prison Service and located in the residential suburb of Riddrie, in the north east of Glasgow, Scotland.

Located at 55.8694, -4.18194 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Buildings and structures in Glasgow, Prisons in Scotland, 1882 establishments in Scotland, Execution sites, Capital punishment in Scotland, Government agencies established in 1882

Eastbank Academy

Eastbank Academy is a Scottish secondary school in the suburb of Shettleston in Glasgow.

Located at 55.8504, -4.16296 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Secondary schools in Glasgow

Parkhead Stadium railway station

Parkhead Stadium was a railway station in the east end of Glasgow. It was opened by the Caledonian Railway as Parkhead on 1 February 1897. In recognition of its proximity to the Celtic Park football stadium, by 1904, it was known as Parkhead (for Celtic Park); and it was also referred to in some timetables as Parkhead for Celtic Park. The station was renamed Parkhead Stadium by British Railway Board on 3 March 1952.

Located at 55.8486, -4.1997 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Disused railway stations in Glasgow, Beeching closures in Scotland, Railway stations opened in 1897, Railway stations closed in 1964, Former Caledonian Railway stations

Cuningar Loop

The Cuningar Loop is a meander on the River Clyde at Dalmarnock. The first Glasgow Water Company's Act was obtained in 1806, and the company began to supply water early in 1809. Before the Victorian Loch Katrine aqueduct project was completed in the 1850s, it supplied water to Glasgow. Cuningar Loop was the location of several reservoirs that raised water from the Clyde and pumped it to a secondary reservoir at Sydney Street, from where it was distributed throughout the city.

Located at 55.84, -4.20056 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Geography of Glasgow, Water supply and sanitation in Scotland

The Forge Shopping Centre

The Forge Shopping Centre (also known as Parkhead Forge) exists in the east end of Glasgow in Parkhead. The shopping centre bore the name from the former William Beardmore and Company steel works site that had closed in 1976.

Located at 55.8536, -4.19981 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Glasgow, Shopping centres in Glasgow, Shopping malls established in 1988, Buildings and structures in Glasgow

Parkhead Cross

Parkhead Cross is a major junction in the Parkhead area in the East End of the city of Glasgow, UK. It is the meeting point of Gallowgate, Duke Street, Westmuir Street, Tollcross Road and Burgher Street, which together form a turreted Edwardian five-way junction, including several fine buildings making the junction notable such as the former Glasgow Savings Bank. The junction can become very busy due to traffic for Football games at nearby Celtic Park.

Located at 55.8512, -4.19728 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Road junctions in Glasgow

Tollcross International Swimming Centre

The Tollcross International Swimming Centre is a swimming pool and leisure centre in Glasgow. It will host the Swimming events at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. It has one Olympic standard 50 metre swimming pool, which is currently being extensively upgraded, and a second 50 metre pool is being added as a warm-up facility. The pool will reopen in the spring of 2013. The seating capacity of the Pool will be 2,000, rising to 5,000 with temporary seating during the Commonwealth Games.

Located at 55.8456, -4.17727 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Buildings and structures completed in 1997, Sports venues in Glasgow, Swimming venues in Scotland, 2014 Commonwealth Games venues, 1997 establishments in Scotland

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