Alness
in Highland of Scotland, United Kingdom
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Inverness Airport (13 mi) - Dornoch Airport (15 mi)
- RAF Kinloss (26 mi)
- RAF Lossiemouth (34 mi)
- Skye Bridge Ashaig Airport (66 mi)
- Wick Airport (68 mi)
- Aberdeen Dyce Airport (84 mi)
- Flotta Isle Airport (88 mi)
- Perth/Scone Airport (93 mi)
- Edinburgh Airport (125 mi)
- Glasgow International Airport (126 mi)
- Heart of Neolithic Orkney (Unesco heritage, 104 mi)
- Alness Golf Club (Golf course, 0 mi)
- Invergordon Golf Club (Golf course, 2 mi)
- Fortrose Rosemarkie Golf Club (Golf course, 10 mi)
- Royal Dornoch golf Club (Golf course, 15 mi)
- Castle Stuart Golf Links (Golf course, 15 mi)
- Tain Golf Club (Golf course, 15 mi)
- Muir Of Ord Golf Club (Golf course, 15 mi)
- Inverness Golf Club (Golf course, 16 mi)
- Aigas Golf Course (Golf course, 17 mi)
- Torvean Golf Course (Golf course, 17 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 57.696 and -4.255 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 57° 41' 45" and W -4° 15' 18"
- 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: 08:01 PM (Saturday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:32 am and 8:56 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -46.483 and 169.700 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Pounawea - 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: 2024-04-27 08:23:39
Delve into Alness
Alness in Highland (Scotland) with it's 5,700 habitants is located in United Kingdom about 458 mi (or 737 km) north of London, the country's capital town.
Current time in Alness is now 08:01 PM (Saturday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 11 airports close to Alness, of which 3 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Inverness Airport in a distance of 13 mi (or 21 km), South-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Heart of Neolithic Orkney in a distance of 104 mi (or 167 km), North-East. Also, if you like playing golf, there are some options within 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: Highland, Inverness, Elgin, Perth and Stirling. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 9°C / 48 °F
| Morning Temperature | 4°C / 39 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 8°C / 47 °F |
| Night Temperature | 5°C / 41 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 1% |
| Air Humidity | 64% |
| Air Pressure | 1007 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 3 km/h (2 mph) from South-West |
| Cloud Conditions | Scattered clouds, covering 36% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Sunday, 28th of April 2024
8°C (46 °F)
5°C (41 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Monday, 29th of April 2024
13°C (55 °F)
9°C (48 °F)
Broken clouds, gentle breeze.
Tuesday, 30th of April 2024
14°C (57 °F)
10°C (49 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
KINCRAIG CASTLE HOTEL
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Scottish Serenade dag 08 Invergordon
21 aug.2010 Dag 8 Cruise Westerdam.
Laser engraving a Tall Ship on a Dalvey Voyager Clock (in double time)
Laser engraving of a Tall Ship image on to the stainless steel back of a Dalvey Voyager Clock (00656) using a Yag laser. The film is in double time.
Alness Train Station
Train Service From Inverness To Wick Calling At Alness.
Heilin' Coos
Highland Cattle in Scotland.
Links fahren (Inverness 2008)
Christian Klepej fährt mit dem Auto durch Schottland. Auf der linken Seite.
Søren Pedersen - 1st Salmon
The closing moments of Søren Pedersen's fight with his first ever salmon, hooked and landed on Beat 5 of the Novar Fishings, River Alness on 7th August 2013. Søren and his family were visiting...
Derwent Campbell - A Net Profit
Derwent Campbell hooks a salmon on the River Beauly, and immediately regrets leaving his landing net 100m upstream. Not to worry though as help is on the way in the form of Derwent's wife Lizzie.
A Fish from Dipper
A strong, coloured hen salmon caught from the Dipper pool on Beat 1.
Ben Dean's 1st Salmon
A first salmon, and a 12lb cracker at that, for Ben Dean visiting from the USA. Caught in the Stones pool, Beat 3, Novar Fishings, River Alness.
Autumn Gold - Beat 4 Tour, Novar Fishings
Stunning autumn colours on Beat 4 of the Novar Fishings, River Alness. A tour through the sequence of spectacular pools from the Hoch to Raven's Rock. All footage filmed during the last few...
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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.
Clach a' Mheirlich
The Clach a' Mheirlich (literally, the "Thief's stone") or Rosskeen Stone is a standing stone in a field near Rosskeen, Easter Ross, Scotland. The stone itself is Bronze Age in origin, but has on it three incised Pictish-style symbols barely visible on the surface of the stone, making it a Class I Pictish symbol stone.
Dalmore distillery
The Dalmore is a distillery in Alness, Scotland, located about 20 mi north of Inverness. The waters of the River Alness (River Averon), which runs through the village, are used to produce its whiskies. The distillery is best known for producing a single malt scotch whisky of the same name. Its location and flavour qualify it as a "Highland malt". The Dalmore distillery is owned and operated by Whyte and Mackay Ltd, which is owned by United Breweries Group, a large Indian conglomerate.
Newmore Castle
Newmore Castle is situated just north of the town of Alness in Ross and Cromarty, Highland, Scotland. The castle is now a ruin. It was once a three-storey building; however, it has now been reduced to a single-storey building with a barrel-vaulted roof remaining. There is also the lower remains of a stair turret which once led to the upper floors, giving access to what was formerly a first-floor hall. The ground floor entrance, protected by gun ports, also still remains.
Teaninich Castle
Teaninich Castle is situated north of the village of Evanton and just south of the village of Alness in Ross and Cromarty, Scotland. It is not known exactly how long a castle has been on the site of Teaninich Castle but it is thought to date back to at least the 16th century. In the 16th century, the lands in which Teaninich Castle is situated was an area known as Fyrish.
Contullich Castle
Contullich Castle was a castle located a few miles north-west of the town of Alness, on the eastern side of the county of Ross-shire, Scotland. The castle is believed to date back until at least the 11th century. In 1379 Euphemia I, Countess of Ross confirmed the lands of Contullich and the fort which was then called the Tower of Ardoch to her cousin Hugh Munro, 9th Baron of Foulis. The Munros lands in eastern Ross-shire were known as "Estirfowlys" and "Wesstir Fowlys".
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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Alanais, 阿尔内斯
