Merksworth
in Renfrewshire of Scotland, United Kingdom

Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
55.867 and -4.433 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 55° 52' 0" and W -4° 25' 59"
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: 06:35 PM (Thursday)
Timezone: Europe/London
UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
5:45 am and 8:45 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-46.483 and 169.700 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Pounawea
References
This place on Geonames.org
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: 2024-04-25 08:17:04

Discover Merksworth

Merksworth in Renfrewshire (Scotland) is a place in United Kingdom about 349 mi (or 561 km) north-west of London, the country's capital city.

Current time in Merksworth is now 06:35 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 11 airports near Merksworth, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Glasgow International Airport in a distance of 0 mi (or 1 km), North. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Old and New Towns of Edinburgh in a distance of 64 mi (or 103 km), East. Also, if you like playing golf, there are a few options in 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: Paisley, Giffnock, Dumbarton, Glasgow and Kilmarnock. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 9°C / 49 °F

Morning Temperature 6°C / 42 °F
Evening Temperature 7°C / 45 °F
Night Temperature 3°C / 38 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 46%
Air Pressure 1004 hPa
Wind Speed Gentle Breeze with 6 km/h (4 mph) from South-West
Cloud Conditions Broken clouds, covering 80% of sky
General Conditions Light rain

Friday, 26th of April 2024

9°C (48 °F)
3°C (37 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.

Saturday, 27th of April 2024

11°C (51 °F)
4°C (39 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, few clouds.

Sunday, 28th of April 2024

10°C (50 °F)
5°C (41 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.

Hotels and Places to Stay

Mar Hall Hotel & Spa

Address
4,1 mi
Earl of Mar Estate
PA7 5NW Bishopton
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 16:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Lynnhurst

Address
3,8 mi
Park Rd
PA5 8LS Glasgow
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Courtyard Glasgow Airport

Address
0,5 mi
Marchburn Drive, Glasgow Airport Business Park
PA3 2SJ Glasgow Airport,Abbotsinch,Paisley
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Dalmeny Park Country House Hotel and Gardens

Address
5,0 mi
Lochlibo Road
G78 1LG Glasgow
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


ASHTREE HOUSE HOTEL

Address
1,5 mi
9 ORR SQUARE
PA1 2DL PAISLEY
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 6:00 - 23:59
Weekend: 6:30 - 23:59


ASHTREE HOUSE HOTEL

Address
1,5 mi
9 ORR SQUARE
PA1 2DL Paisley
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Glynhill And Leisure Club

Address
1,1 mi
169 Paisley Road, Renfrew
PA4 8XB Renfrew
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


The Golden Jubilee Conference Hotel

Address
2,8 mi
Beardmore Street, Clydebank
G81 4SA Glasgow
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Holiday Inn GLASGOW AIRPORT

Address
0,2 mi
Abbotsinch Paisley
PA3 2TE GLASGOW
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Erskine Bridge

Address
3,3 mi
North Barr
PA8 6AN Erskine
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Videos from this area

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Kite Buggy at St James playing fields, Paisley

Published: July 22, 2013
Length: 12:01 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Louise Paisley

Stevie flying 8m Ozone Access - Orange, Grey & Black. Me flying 9m Ozone Frenzy - Red, White & Black. This is my second time out with the Frenzy, big difference from the docile Peter Lynn...


Pope Benedict XVI leaving paisley scotland

Published: September 16, 2010
Length: 39:56 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: michael fedigan


P3D - Glasgow, Scotland - De Havilland Comet 4 BOAC - By JMCV 2013

Published: March 16, 2013
Length: 46:05 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: CarpentierVantourout

Prepar3D (P3D) is a simulation platform developed by Lockheed Martin. * Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland. It is situated on the River Clyde in the country's West Central Lowlands....


One Final Duty Free Gauntlet Before Leaving Scotland

Published: July 25, 2013
Length: 55:07 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: Rick Steves Europe

This video clip may show what seems like any old airport, but after two weeks in unpolished Scotland, it came as a jolt to me. At Glasgow's airport, there's only one way from security to the...


Airbus A310 Pushback At Glasgow - Air Transat [HD 1080p]

Published: July 17, 2013
Length: 20:46 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: TheScottishFlyer

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Flybe take off Glasgow (Cabin view)

Published: January 02, 2015
Length: 36:30 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: albaonthego

Used my iPhone for these videos and so the audio is a bit rough and the vibration from the props affects the quality of the video in places. First flight with FlyBe and on the De Havilland...


Golden Dove BA A319 in Glasgow

Published: December 30, 2012
Length: 14:52 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: so3003

A "Golden Dove" British Airways A319 pushes back and takes off from Glasgow International Airport on a crisp December morning.


Glasgow Landing

Published: June 03, 2012
Length: 32:34 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Neil Harrison

Landing at Glasgow 31st May 2012 with just a small bump!!


Video Escalator Warning at the Glasgow Airport

Published: July 22, 2011
Length: 02:56 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Glenn Campbell

An extreme case of British nannyism, found at both ends of an escalator at the Glasgow, Scotland, airport. July 21, 2011. File under: absurd public safety warnings. ("Hold onto the handrail"...


Flying From Glasgow to Philadelphia

Published: November 20, 2011
Length: 16:03 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Flyin Brian

Documenting our 05 October 2011 flight from Glasgow to Philadelphia USA with USAirways.


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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.

Inchinnan

Inchinnan (Innis Fhionghain in Scottish Gaelic) is a small village in Renfrewshire, Scotland. The village is located on the main A8 road between Renfrew and Greenock, just southeast of the town of Erskine.

Located at 55.8833, -4.41667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Villages in Renfrewshire

India of Inchinnan

India of Inchinnan is now a commercial site in Inchinnan, Renfrewshire, Scotland, that was formerly used for various industrial uses. It includes the former office block of India Tyres of Inchinnan - a Category A listed building in the art deco style, designed in 1930 by Thomas Wallis of Wallis, Gilbert and Partners. The office block was similar in style to Wallis, Gilbert and Partners' Hoover Building in Perivale, London. There is also a Rolls Royce factory.

Located at 55.885, -4.441 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Buildings and structures completed in 1931, Category A listed buildings in Renfrewshire, Art Deco architecture in Scotland

Glasgow Airport railway station

Glasgow Airport railway station was a planned railway station to serve Glasgow International Airport, Scotland. Originally intended to open in 2010, the station would have been the western terminus of the Glasgow Airport Rail Link (GARL) before it was cancelled in 2009. Two trains an hour would have run between Glasgow Airport and Glasgow Central stations, being proposed to be operated by First ScotRail.

Located at 55.863, -4.428 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Railway stations in Renfrewshire, Airport railway stations in the United Kingdom, Proposed railway stations in Scotland

Paisley canal disaster

The Paisley canal disaster occurred on 10 November 1810 on the Glasgow, Paisley and Johnstone Canal, a canal linking Glasgow to Paisley and Johnstone in Renfrewshire, Scotland.

Located at 55.851, -4.426 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Shipwrecks in rivers, Shipwrecks of Scotland, Maritime incidents in 1810, 1810 in Scotland, History of Renfrewshire, Paisley, Transport in Renfrewshire

Paisley Gilmour Street rail accident

The Paisley Gilmour Street rail accident occurred on 16 April 1979 at 19:50. The 19:40 Inverclyde Line service from Glasgow Central to Wemyss Bay, operated by two Class 303 trains, crossed from the Down Fast Line to the Down Gourock Line under clear signals at Wallneuk Junction immediately to the east of Paisley Gilmour Street railway station.

Located at 55.847, -4.425 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Railway accidents in Scotland, Railway accidents in 1979, Transport in Paisley, 1979 in Scotland, History of Renfrewshire

Coats Observatory

Coats Observatory is one of four public observatories operating in the UK, all of which are sited in Scotland. Coats Observatory is located in Oakshaw Street West, Paisley and was designed by Glasgow architect John Honeyman, with funding coming from local thread manufacturer Thomas Coats. The observatory was operated by the Paisley Philosophical Institution, which had been founded on 8 October 1808.

Located at 55.8456, -4.43117 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Infrastructure completed in 1883, Astronomical observatories in Scotland, Public observatories, Paisley, Category A listed buildings in Renfrewshire

2007 Glasgow International Airport attack

The 2007 Glasgow International Airport attack was a terrorist attack which occurred on Saturday 30 June 2007, at 15:11 BST, when a dark green Jeep Cherokee loaded with propane canisters was driven into the glass doors of the Glasgow International Airport terminal and set ablaze. It was the first terrorist attack to take place in Scotland since the Lockerbie bombing in 1988.

Located at 55.8642, -4.43212 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
2007 in Scotland, History of Glasgow, History of Renfrewshire, Paisley, Islamist terrorism in Scotland, Terrorist incidents in 2007, Failed terrorist attempts, Car and truck bombings in Scotland, Terrorist attacks on airports

Glen Cinema Disaster

The Glen Cinema Disaster was a fire in a cinema in Paisley, Scotland on 31 December 1929 which killed 69 children and injured 40; the final death toll was 71. It is considered one of Scotland's worst human disasters.

Located at 55.846, -4.423 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Fires in Scotland, Theatre fires, 1929 fires, 1929 in Scotland, History of Renfrewshire

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