Plains
in North Lanarkshire of Scotland, United Kingdom
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Glasgow International Airport (20 mi) - Edinburgh Airport (22 mi)
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (36 mi)
- Perth/Scone Airport (44 mi)
- Dundee Airport (52 mi)
- RAF Leuchars (53 mi)
- Oban Airport (70 mi)
- Carlisle Airport (78 mi)
- Newcastle Airport (105 mi)
- Aberdeen Dyce Airport (112 mi)
- George Best Belfast City Airport (116 mi)
- Old and New Towns of Edinburgh (Unesco heritage, 44 mi)
- New Lanark (Unesco heritage, 68 mi)
- Drumpellier Golf Club (Golf course, 5 mi)
- Coatbridge Golf Club (Golf course, 5 mi)
- Bothwell Castle Golf Club (Golf course, 8 mi)
- Lethamhill Golf Club (Golf course, 9 mi)
- Hamilton Golf Club (Golf course, 9 mi)
- Strathclyde Park Golf Course (Golf course, 9 mi)
- Kirkhill Golf Club (Golf course, 10 mi)
- Cambuslang Golf Club (Golf course, 10 mi)
- East Kilbride Golf Club (Golf course, 11 mi)
- Braehead Golf Club (Golf course, 17 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 55.880 and -3.923 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 55° 52' 49" and W -3° 55' 24"
- 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: 02:01 PM (Saturday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:38 am and 8:47 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
Explore Plains
Plains in North Lanarkshire (Scotland) with it's 2,740 inhabitants is located in United Kingdom about 340 mi (or 546 km) north-west of London, the country's capital.
Local time in Plains is now 02:01 PM (Saturday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 11 airports in the wider vicinity of Plains, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Glasgow International Airport in a distance of 20 mi (or 32 km), West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are two Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in United Kingdom is Old and New Towns of Edinburgh in a distance of 44 mi (or 71 km), East. Also, if you like golfing, there are multiple options in driving distance. 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: Motherwell, Hamilton, Falkirk, Kirkintilloch and Stirling. 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 | 2°C / 36 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 8°C / 46 °F |
| Night Temperature | 3°C / 38 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 47% |
| Air Pressure | 1008 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 7 km/h (4 mph) from West |
| Cloud Conditions | Scattered clouds, covering 30% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Sunday, 28th of April 2024
8°C (46 °F)
5°C (40 °F)
Broken clouds, gentle breeze.
Monday, 29th of April 2024
10°C (50 °F)
7°C (44 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Tuesday, 30th of April 2024
14°C (58 °F)
10°C (49 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Le Chene Hotel
Glasgow (Cumbernauld)
Glasgow (Motherwell)
DAKOTA EUROCENTRAL
Videos from this area
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Glasgow City v Chelsea, Pre-Season Friendly Excelsior Stadium, Airdrie Commentary - Callum Patterson, Paul Elliott.
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Thistle hammer Airdrie 5-2 to keep up their promotion hopes. Goals from Donnelly, McKeown , Cairney and two from Lovell send the travelling Jags fans home happy.
Trip through Chapelhall & Airdrie in the Artic
Just to check video quality on the Nokia 5800.
Airdrie United 1 - 3 Raith Rovers, 27/01/2010
All the goals from Raith's 3-1 win over Airdrie in the Scottish Cup 4th round. Credit: Sky Sports.
Airdrie
Typical day in Airdrie where NO ONE follows the highway code and the Police do NOTHING even when they do see it... after the car that pulls out without stopping watch for the white car on the...
ayr fans on pitch at airdrie
Ayr united fans invade pitch to celebrate promotion to division 1.
airdrie v ayr united
Scottish division 1 promotion game Airdrie versus Ayr United 24th May 2009.
Airdrie 1 - Shieldhill Young Defenders, 11/7/2009
Shieldhill Young Defenders marching on July 11 2009 in Airdrie.
bsg in airdrie - the glasweigian (part 2)
other half of the video.
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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.
Airdrie and Shotts (UK Parliament constituency)
Airdrie and Shotts is a constituency of the British House of Commons, located in central Scotland within the North Lanarkshire council area. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) at least once every five years using the first-past-the-post system of voting. The constituency has existed since 1997; however, it underwent significant boundary changes in 2005. It can be described as a safe seat for the Labour Party, who hold it with a majority of over 12,000 votes.
Glenflagler distillery
Glenflagler Distillery, (also knowns as Glen Flagler) located in Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, Scotland, produced the whisky Glen Flagler. Glen Flagler distillation commenced on the 25 February 1965 and the distillery was subsequently closes in July 1985.
Airdriehill
Airdriehill is a village in the Scottish council area of North Lanarkshire. It is located on a small hill northeast of the town of Airdrie, North Lanarkshire and west of the village of Plains, North Lanarkshire.
Plains, North Lanarkshire
Plains is a village outside the town of Airdrie, in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, about 14 miles east of Glasgow city centre and 32 miles west of Edinburgh. The nearest major towns are Airdrie (2.5 miles) and Coatbridge (5 miles).
Upperton, North Lanarkshire
Upperton is a village in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, near Airdrie and Cumbernauld, about 20 miles north-east of Glasgow. It was formerly a part the neighbouring village of Longriggend. Until recently it was a site of a large remand camp, which is now closed, and was inhabited mainly by the prison service workers. After the camp's closure it was settled by new inhabitants and the new name was given to eliminate associations with the camp.
Greengairs Landfill
The Greengairs Landfill is a landfill site in Scotland that receives non-hazardous household, commercial and industrial waste from the North Lanarkshire area. Greengairs was opened in 1990 and features landfill gas collection systems which are used to generate electricity for export into the National Grid. The landfill is owned and operated by FCC Environment.
Hillend Loch Railway Path
The Hillend Loch Railway Path is a rail trail located in central Scotland. The path is approximately 14 miles long and follows the route of the former Bathgate and Coatbridge Railway between Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, and Bathgate, West Lothian . It forms part of National Cycle Network Route 75 which runs from Clyde to Forth. It is also known as Airdrie to Bathgate Railway Path. The railway has been rebuilt and the path will be relocated.
Wattston
Wattston is a village on the B803, east of Greengairs in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is around 4 km south of Cumbernauld, and 4 km north of Airdrie. Other places nearby include Airdriehill, Caldercruix, Longriggend, Riggend and Slamannan. There is still open cast mining in this former mining village.
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