Pollokshields
in Glasgow City of Scotland, United Kingdom
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Glasgow International Airport (6 mi) - Glasgow Prestwick Airport (26 mi)
- Edinburgh Airport (36 mi)
- Perth/Scone Airport (54 mi)
- Oban Airport (61 mi)
- Campbeltown Airport (62 mi)
- Dundee Airport (64 mi)
- RAF Leuchars (66 mi)
- George Best Belfast City Airport (105 mi)
- Belfast International Airport (112 mi)
- Aberdeen Dyce Airport (123 mi)
- Old and New Towns of Edinburgh (Unesco heritage, 59 mi)
- Haggs Castle Golf Club (Golf course, 1 mi)
- Cowglen Golf Club (Golf course, 2 mi)
- Pollok Golf Club (Golf course, 2 mi)
- Lenzie Golf Club (Golf course, 2 mi)
- Eastwood Golf Club (Golf course, 2 mi)
- Sandyhills Golf Club (Golf course, 2 mi)
- Milngavie Golf Club (Golf course, 3 mi)
- Linn Park Golf Course (Golf course, 3 mi)
- The Williamwood Golf Club (Golf course, 3 mi)
- Crow Wood Golf Club (Golf course, 3 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 55.844 and -4.283 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 55° 50' 36" and W -4° 16' 58"
- 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: 08:37 AM (Thursday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 8:06 am and 3:59 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: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Delve into Pollokshields
Pollokshields in Glasgow City (Scotland) is a city located in United Kingdom about 344 mi (or 554 km) north-west of London, the country's capital town.
Current time in Pollokshields is now 08:37 AM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of zero hours. We know of 11 airports closer to Pollokshields, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Glasgow International Airport in a distance of 6 mi (or 10 km), West. 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 59 mi (or 94 km), East. Also, if you like playing golf, there are some options within driving distance. In need of a room? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Glasgow, Giffnock, Paisley, Kirkintilloch and Hamilton. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 3°C / 38 °F
| Morning Temperature | -1°C / 30 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 1°C / 33 °F |
| Night Temperature | 1°C / 33 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 74% |
| Air Pressure | 996 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 8 km/h (5 mph) from East |
| Cloud Conditions | Scattered clouds, covering 34% of sky |
| General Conditions | Scattered clouds |
Friday, 22nd of November 2024
4°C (40 °F)
1°C (33 °F)
Scattered clouds, light breeze.
Saturday, 23rd of November 2024
2°C (36 °F)
3°C (37 °F)
Rain and snow, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 24th of November 2024
8°C (46 °F)
7°C (44 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Hilton Glasgow
Crosshill House
Sherbrooke Castle Hotel
Crowne Plaza GLASGOW
Hallmark Glasgow
Glasgow Marriott Hotel
LORNE HOTEL GLASGOW
Hilton Garden Inn Glasgow City Centre
Hotel Indigo GLASGOW
Best Western Glasgow City
Videos from this area
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THE TRIP - Port Glasgow to Edinburgh in 5 minutes.
Take a high speed trip along the M8 from Port Glasgow to Edinburgh in just over 5 minutes at break neck speeds.
Glasgow Science Centre - Promotional Video by North Arrow Media
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The Whores - Ghosts Of The Future - (2003)
Gonzoid electrothrash which blisses out gorgeously...well worth the trip.
Queens Park Glasgow, Scotland (1926)
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Maxwell Park Train Station
Train service from Glasgow Central To Newton calling at Maxwell Park.
ELECTRIC SOUP FEATURING RONNIE SEMPLE CROSSROADS
Live at Sammy Dow's, Nithsdale Rd, Glasgow. Saturday 7th July 2012.
HMS Velox at 4th National Warship Weekend
HMS Velox, a TBD, sails from harbour at the 4th National Warship Weekend, 10 July 2011, for a patrol of Queens Park, Glasgow. While on patrol, it is attacked & fire is returned. Velox was one...
Seibel Ferry at 4th National Warship Weekend
1/24 scale, WWII Seibel Ferry built by David Jack, at the 4rh National Warship Weekend, Queens Park Glasgow. The event was organised by the SMWA & hosted by GSSMS. The video was taken ...
Pollokshaws East Train Station
Train service from Glasgow Central To Newton calling at Pollokshaws East.
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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.
M77 motorway
The M77 motorway is a motorway in Scotland. It begins in Glasgow at the M8 motorway at Kinning Park, and terminates near Kilmarnock at Fenwick. Changes were made in 2005 segregating a lane on the M8 motorway almost as far as the Kingston Bridge, which in January 2006 was extended further onto the bridge itself. It forms the most northerly part of the A77 trunk road which links Glasgow to Stranraer in the South West of Scotland. (The A77 itself continues to Portpatrick in the Rhins of Galloway.)
Scotland Street School Museum
Scotland Street School Museum is a museum of school education in Glasgow, Scotland, in the district of Tradeston. It is located in a former school built by Charles Rennie Mackintosh between 1903 and 1906. The building is one of Glasgow's foremost architectural attractions. It is located next to the Shields Road subway station. During the building's construction, Mackintosh frequently battled the school board about the design (the board wanted a less expensive design).
Shields Junction
Shields Junction is the name given to the busy railway junction in the Shields Road area of Glasgow, Scotland. The junction is heavily used by both passenger and freight services running on three separate railway lines out of Glasgow Central station. Passenger services operated by First ScotRail run to Paisley Canal, Ayr, Largs, Ardrossan, Gourock and Wemyss Bay as well as the less frequent Stranraer service.
Kinning Park subway station
Kinning Park subway station serves the Kinning Park area of Glasgow, Scotland. However, to reach Kinning Park, a footbridge is provided across the M8. It was opened in 1896 and comprehensively modernised in 1977-1980. The station retains its original island platform configuration. Kinning Park station is the shallowest of the Subway system. The station is lightly used and recorded only 240,000 boardings in the 12 months ending March 2005.
Shields Road subway station
Shields Road subway station is a station of Glasgow Subway, serving the Pollokshields areas of Glasgow, Scotland. Nearby is Charles Rennie Mackintosh's Scotland Street School Museum. This was one of four (now three) stations which has Park and Ride facilities. The station has been left in an industrial area by post-war reconstruction and is isolated from surrounding areas by the M8 motorway and approach roads for the Kingston Bridge.
Glasgow Shields Road TMD
Glasgow Shields ETD is a railway Electric Traction Depot in Glasgow, Scotland. The depot is located on the south side of the Glasgow Central to Paisley lines, adjacent to Shields Junction, close to the site of the former Shields Road station. The depot's code is 'GW'. The depot was opened in May 1967 by then Minister of Transport The Right Hon Barbara Castle MP.
Clyde Arc
The Clyde Arc (known locally as the Squinty Bridge), is a road bridge spanning the River Clyde in Glasgow, in west central Scotland, connecting Finnieston, near the Clyde Auditorium and SECC with Pacific Quay and Glasgow Science Centre in Govan. A prominent feature of the bridge is its innovative curved design and the way that it crosses the river at an angle. The Arc is the first city centre traffic crossing over the river built since the Kingston Bridge was opened to traffic in 1969.
Lorne Street Primary School
Lorne Street Primary School is a primary school located in the district of Plantation on the South Side of Glasgow, Scotland, near the Paisley Road West thoroughfare. The building was designed by H&D Barclay and opened in 1892. It is now protected as a category B listed building. Its famous alumni include the Rangers F.C. and Scotland footballer Ian Durrant. John Maclean, the Scottish socialist politician, was a teacher at Lorne Street until his dismissal in 1915 for his political activism.
Pollokshields Burgh Hall
The Pollokshields Burgh Hall stands at the edge of Maxwell Park, Glasgow, Scotland. Designed by Henry Edward Clifford and constructed in 17th-century Scottish Renaissance style, this was opened in 1890 by Sir John Stirling Maxwell as a Masonic Meeting Place and for the use of the community but served the independent burgh of Pollokshields only until 1891 when the rapidly expanding city swallowed up the area. The hall contained various council offices and a courtroom.
Titwood
Titwood, known as Citylets Titwood during international matches for sponsorship reasons, is a cricket ground in the Pollokshields district of Glasgow, Scotland. It is the home of the Clydesdale Cricket Club and alternates with The Grange in Edinburgh as a home venue for the Scotland national cricket team.
Our Lady and St Margaret's Primary School
Our Lady and St Margaret's Primary School is a former Catholic primary school located at Stanley Street, Kinning Park, Glasgow, Scotland. In earlier years it was a junior secondary school. The annex of this school was located in the nearby Admiral Sreet Infants School. The school, designed by the architects Bruce & Hay, was established in 1910. Bruce & Hay were known for their work designing warehouses and offices and critics have compared the school's appearance to that of a warehouse.
Scotland Street, Glasgow
Scotland Street is a street in Glasgow, Scotland. It is located south of the River Clyde, in the Tradeston area. Shields Road subway station is located at its western end, close to the M8 motorway, and West Street subway station is at its eastern end. The Scotland Street School Museum, housed in a former school designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh, is on the south side of the street. Otherwise it is a mainly industrial area.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Pollokshields.
Glasgow: Live M8 traffic weather camera Baillieston interchange, Glasgow (source)
Glasgow: George Square − 121 Corsock St, Glasgow (source)
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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Buthan Phollaig
