Balnakeil
in Highland of Scotland, United Kingdom

How to get there and get around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
58.576 and -4.767 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 58° 34' 32" and W -4° 46' 2"
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: 11:34 AM (Thursday)
Timezone: Europe/London
UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
5:01 am and 9:29 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-46.483 and 169.700 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Pounawea
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: 2024-05-09 08:23:21

Explore Balnakeil

Balnakeil in Highland (Scotland) is a city in United Kingdom about 521 mi (or 839 km) north of London, the country's capital.

Local time in Balnakeil is now 11:34 AM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 9 airports in the vicinity of Balnakeil, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Dornoch Airport in a distance of 56 mi (or 90 km), South-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.

Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Highland, Inverness, Stornoway, Elgin and Kirkwall. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 17°C / 62 °F

Morning Temperature 12°C / 53 °F
Evening Temperature 14°C / 57 °F
Night Temperature 12°C / 53 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 65%
Air Pressure 1022 hPa
Wind Speed Gentle Breeze with 9 km/h (5 mph) from North-East
Cloud Conditions Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky
General Conditions Light rain

Friday, 10th of May 2024

16°C (61 °F)
10°C (51 °F)
Overcast clouds, light breeze.

Saturday, 11th of May 2024

16°C (61 °F)
12°C (53 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.

Sunday, 12th of May 2024

18°C (64 °F)
12°C (53 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, scattered clouds.

Hotels and Places to Stay

The Overscaig House Hotel

Address
0,9 mi
Loch Shin
IV27 4NY Lairg
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 10:30 - Checkin: 16:30
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Videos from this area

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Loch Eriboll

Published: January 28, 2012
Length: 32:52 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: BridgeOverTheBurn

A short sequence from "Scotland - The Road Movie".... a journey from West Cornwall to the North West of Scotland, made in June 2010.


Loch Eriboll - Sutherland - Scotland

Published: July 30, 2013
Length: 00:58 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: bankieland

Loch Eriboll is a 16 km (9.9 mi) long sea loch on the north coast of Scotland, which has been used for centuries as a deep water anchorage as it is safe from the often stormy seas of Cape Wrath...


Durness and Ullapool October 2010

Published: October 20, 2010
Length: 43:48 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: TheBassg

Some clips from a motorbike trip with Wullie. North from near Edinburgh on 9.10.10 300 miles to Tongue and Durness on the north coast of Scotland. Next day we went south to Ullapool. Wullie...


Smoo Cave & Coast near Durness Scotland - May 1993

Published: November 03, 2013
Length: 02:17 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: My1990sGreatBritain

Smoo Cave & Coast near Durness. Located in the far north of Scotland, you will find there a really breath taking wild, beautiful and rough landscape! Smoo Cave is said to be UK´s largest cave,...


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Published: August 28, 2013
Length: 01:03 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: SwissChocolate-online.com

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Run out west Ninja 250r (Me) + CBR400 (Sam)

Published: February 22, 2015
Length: 25:38 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Jason McKenna

Random footage of Run out west. First time on the bike since October.. summer is approaching!


Smoo Cave - Durness Scotland

Published: August 02, 2012
Length: 51:13 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Tim Tait


On The Way ...Durness Coastical Road

Published: December 09, 2010
Length: 58:39 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: huurus


Sango Sands Oasis Camping and Caravan Site

Published: June 29, 2012
Length: 00:52 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Tony Tracey

Single Shot Panning from Caravan's and Motorhomes on the cliffs to the lovely Surf.


North and West Highlands Route Timelapse

Published: September 03, 2013
Length: 19:51 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: nmancrc

A timelapse of a section of the North and West Highlands Route. Recorded between Kyle of Durness and Dounreay. Starting at the Kyle of Durness, near the exit to Cape Wrath, it follows the...


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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.

Faraid Head

Faraid Head is a small peninsula on the northern coast of Sutherland, Highland, Scotland, located around 2 miles north of the hamlet of Balnakeil and 3 miles north of Durness. At the point is located a small radar station built in the 1950s to house a ROTOR radar system to provide radar coverage of Scotland's north coast. By the time the facility was completed however the ROTOR system had become obsolete and the station was closed down but remained in the hands of the Ministry of Defence.

Located at 58.6054, -4.76978 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Peninsulas of Scotland, Headlands of Scotland, Sutherland

Kyle of Durness

Kyle of Durness is a coastal inlet on the north coast of Scotland in the county of Sutherland. It extends 5.5 miles inland from Balnakeil and divides the Cape Wrath peninsula from the mainland. The nearest village is Durness.

Located at 58.55, -4.79 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Inlets


This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Balmakiel, Balnakiel