Helmsdale
in Highland of Scotland, United Kingdom
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Dornoch Airport (22 mi) - RAF Lossiemouth (31 mi)
- Wick Airport (31 mi)
- RAF Kinloss (32 mi)
- Inverness Airport (42 mi)
- Flotta Isle Airport (52 mi)
- Kirkwall Airport (64 mi)
- Eday Airport (81 mi)
- Aberdeen Dyce Airport (83 mi)
- Edinburgh Airport (150 mi)
- Glasgow International Airport (158 mi)
- Heart of Neolithic Orkney (Unesco heritage, 68 mi)
- Brora Golf Club (Golf course, 10 mi)
- Golspie Golf Club (Golf course, 17 mi)
- Lybster Golf Club (Golf course, 18 mi)
- Royal Dornoch golf Club (Golf course, 21 mi)
- Moray Golf Club (Golf course, 31 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 58.117 and -3.653 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 58° 7' 0" and W -3° 39' 12"
- 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: 08:58 PM (Thursday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 4:59 am and 9:22 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -46.483 and 169.700 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Pounawea - References
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- 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: 2024-05-09 08:23:21
Discover Helmsdale
Helmsdale in Highland (Scotland) with it's 637 citizens is a city in United Kingdom about 478 mi (or 768 km) north of London, the country's capital city.
Local time in Helmsdale is now 08:58 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 11 airports in the vicinity of Helmsdale, of which 3 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Dornoch Airport in a distance of 22 mi (or 35 km), South-West. 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 68 mi (or 109 km), North-East. Also, if you like golfing, there are a few options in driving distance.
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Elgin, Highland, Inverness, Kirkwall and Forfar. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 18°C / 64 °F
| Morning Temperature | 12°C / 54 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 15°C / 59 °F |
| Night Temperature | 12°C / 54 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 2% |
| Air Humidity | 68% |
| Air Pressure | 1022 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 12 km/h (7 mph) from North-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 52% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Friday, 10th of May 2024
16°C (61 °F)
12°C (54 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Saturday, 11th of May 2024
17°C (63 °F)
13°C (56 °F)
Few clouds, light breeze.
Sunday, 12th of May 2024
17°C (62 °F)
14°C (56 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Hooked UK - Spring Fishing and Fly Tying on the Helmsdale
Join Greig Thomson, Andy Richardson & Ron Sutherland on the famous River Helmsdale in Scotland, fly fishing for Salmon in extreme conditions. We also drop in on Ron in his shop to look at some...
salmon fly fishing helmsdale scotland
ker hamilton catches a lovely 14lbs spring salmon in helmsdale in may 2007.
Helmsdale 2012 Salmon Opening.mov
The Helmsdale and Thurso are two of the top salmon rivers in the north to open for early salmon sport on Wednesday 11th January, ahead of the mighty Perthshire River Tay on January 15th. You...
Old Helmsdale Bridge
HDS Survey of a Bridge in Helmsdale carried out by Property and Land Surveys (Highlands) Ltd.
Helmsdale, Scotland (1926)
Driving through the coastal village of Helmsdale on the way north to John O'Groats. This extract comes from Claude Friese-Greene's 'The Open Road' - originally filmed in 1925/6 and now re-edited...
First Scotrail Class 158 At Helmsdale Train Station
First Scotrail Class 158 From Wick To Inverness Calling At Helmsdale.
Helmsdale Train Station
Train Service From Inverness To Wick Calling At Helmsdale.
Hooked UK - A New Salmon Season in Scotland
Join the Hooked UK team in Helmsdale for the opening of the Salmon season in Scotland. We follow proceedings from the parade at 10am through to Scotland's first salmon of 2014. Also we have...
Baile an Or
The launch of 'Baile an Or', the St Ayles Skiff built by the Helmsdale Community (Bunillidh Rowing Club) for participation in the Scottish Coastal Rowing Project. For more info please visit...
Pt1:Scottish Series 2 (The Far North Challenger) Deltic Royal Scots Grey
For this new series we stay in Scotland, but head outdoors. This series involved for us, some serious road mileage & driving. With so many great locations to choose from, your spoilt for choice!!...
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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.
River Helmsdale
The River Helmsdale (sometimes known as the River Ullie) (Scottish Gaelic: Ilidh / Abhainn Ilidh) is one of the major east-flowing rivers of Sutherland in the Highlands of Scotland. It flows broadly southeastwards from Loch Badanloch down the Strath of Kildonan (otherwise known as Strath Ullie), gathering the waters of the Bannock Burn on its left and the Abhainn na Frithe on its right before discharging into the Moray Firth on the North Sea at the town of Helmsdale.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Helmsdale.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Helmsdale, Bun Ilidh
