Banavie
in Highland of Scotland, United Kingdom
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Oban Airport (29 mi) - Glenforsa Airfield (38 mi)
- Skye Bridge Ashaig Airport (39 mi)
- Inverness Airport (62 mi)
- Colonsay Airstrip (70 mi)
- Glasgow International Airport (72 mi)
- Dornoch Airport (81 mi)
- Edinburgh Airport (90 mi)
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (94 mi)
- Belfast International Airport (157 mi)
- George Best Belfast City Airport (157 mi)
- Fort William Golf Club (Golf course, 2 mi)
- Fort Augustus Golf Club (Golf course, 26 mi)
- Taynuilt Golf Club (Golf course, 29 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 56.845 and -5.099 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 56° 50' 43" and W -5° 5' 54"
- 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: 12:10 PM (Monday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:34 am and 9:00 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -46.483 and 169.700 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Pounawea - 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: 2024-04-29 08:03:39
Touring Banavie
Banavie in Highland (Scotland) is a town located in United Kingdom about 420 mi (or 676 km) north-west of London, the country's capital place.
Time in Banavie is now 12:10 PM (Monday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 11 airports nearby Banavie, of which 4 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Oban Airport in a distance of 29 mi (or 46 km), South-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
Also, if you like the game of golf, there are several options within driving distance. 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: Lochgilphead, Greenock, Dumbarton, Inverness and Highland. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 8°C / 46 °F
| Morning Temperature | 6°C / 44 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 8°C / 46 °F |
| Night Temperature | 8°C / 46 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 8% |
| Air Humidity | 89% |
| Air Pressure | 1003 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 3 km/h (2 mph) from West |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 98% of sky |
| General Conditions | Moderate rain |
Tuesday, 30th of April 2024
10°C (49 °F)
11°C (51 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Wednesday, 1st of May 2024
14°C (57 °F)
11°C (52 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Thursday, 2nd of May 2024
15°C (59 °F)
11°C (51 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Inverlochy Castle
Moorings Hotel
Nevis Bank Inn
Ben Nevis Hotel & Leisure Club
Campfield House B&B
Alexandra
Imperial Hotel
TRAVELODGE FORT WILLIAM
Fort William
Caledonian
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
2013 Downhill mountain bike world cup helmet cam from Fort William
See more mountain bike helmet camera videos at http://hcracer.com Rider: Jono Jones Camera: GoPro Hero 3 A practice run from Saturday.
Scotland - Fort William and the Highlands 2010
September 2010... Taking a small mini DV Camera on my travels I shot footage of the Scottish Highlands. I place them here for everyone to see how beautiful and special a place it is and hope...
Fort William Sleeper
Here we see EWS/DB Schenker 67009 shunting the coaching stock for the Caledonian Sleeper, prior to departure for London Euston via Edinburgh. 67009 is one of 4 class 67s fitted with cast iron...
Trains In The 1990's Fort William & Tulloch, October 1992
Some short(but sweet!)footage from a holiday in Scotland with the highlight being double headed 37's thrashing and clagging on the Mossend 'Enterprise', whilst 37409 is also seen stabled on...
UCI mountain bike World Cup XC #5, Fort William 2008
Round 5 of the 2008 UCI mountain bike World Cup from Fort William, Scotland, showing the Elite Women's race. It was shot using a Sony DSC-S80 in 640x480 4:3 aspect ratio at 30fps, and edited...
Scotrail in Fort William
Twee diesel tweetjes Class 156 van Scotrail komen binnen in station Fort William. Na kop maken blijft het voorste treinstel achter in het station. Intussen kan de stoomloc van "the Jacobite"...
The Jacobite leaving Fort William
The Jacobite leaving Fort William on a dull, autumn day. Filmed on 30th of September, 2014.
Canal path, between Fort William and Loch Lochy
Part of the Great Glen Way, where we decided it might be nice to cycle from Fort William to Loch Lochy and back.
Fort William - Nevis Range - Witch's Trails - 07-10-2012
Kilmallie Singers - Fort William
A small clip of these wonderful carol singers based in the Highlands of Scotland. Created by NessProVIDEO.
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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.
Neptune's Staircase
Neptune's Staircase is a staircase lock comprising eight locks on the Caledonian Canal. It is the longest staircase lock in the United Kingdom, and lifts boats 64 feet . The locks were originally hand-powered, but have been converted to hydraulic operation.
Cape Wrath Trail
Cape Wrath Trail is a hiking route that runs through the Scottish Highlands and along the west coast of Scotland. It is approximately 200 miles in length and is considered to be one of the most challenging long distance walks in the UK. Despite not being an officially recognised National Trail it has grown to be one the most highly regarded backpacking routes, attracting hikers from around the world.
Inverlochy Castle
Inverlochy Castle is a ruined, 13th-century castle near Inverlochy and Fort William, Highland, Scotland. The site of two battles, the castle remains largely unchanged since its construction. It is now in the care of Historic Scotland.
Kilmallie
Kilmallie is a civil parish in Lochaber, in the west highlands of Scotland. It is centred around the village of Caol, near Fort William and extends to Banavie and Corpach. It gives its name to the local shinty club, Kilmallie Shinty Club as well as two local churches, Kilmallie Free Church of Scotland and Kilmallie Parish Church of Scotland.
Fort William Junction
Fort William Junction is a railway junction on the West Highland Line in Scotland, located to the east of Fort William railway station. It is where the railway to Mallaig connects with the Glasgow to Fort William railway. A crossing loop exists on the Mallaig line immediately beyond the junction but there has never been a facility for crossing trains on the main West Highland Line in the vicinity of the junction.
Battle of Corpach
The Battle of Corpach was a Scottish clan battle in which the Clan Cameron routed the Clan Maclean. It took place around 1470 at Corpach, just north of Fort William on the west coast of Scotland.
Battle of Inverlochy (1431)
The Battle of Inverlochy (1431) was fought after Alexander of Islay (Alasdair Ìle, Rìgh Innse Gall), Lord of the Isles and Earl of Ross, had been imprisoned by King James I. A force of Highlanders led by Donald Balloch, Alexander's cousin, defeated Royalist forces led by the Earls of Mar and Caithness at Inverlochy, near present-day Fort William. Over 1000 men were supposedly killed, among them the Earl of Caithness.
An Aird
An Aird is both an area of Fort William, Scotland, and also the largest dedicated shinty park in the town and is situated on the east bank of Loch Linnhe, near the centre of the town. It is located next to the Nevis Centre. An Aird regularly hosts both the Camanachd Cup Final and the Composite Rules Shinty/Hurling Internationals and is considered one of the finest parks in shinty.
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