Kirkton
in Highland of Scotland, United Kingdom

How to get there and get around
Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
57.284 and -5.603 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 57° 17' 3" and W -5° 36' 10"
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: 01:30 AM (Saturday)
Timezone: Europe/London
UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
8:09 am and 4:05 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: 2024-08-13 08:21:03

Explore Kirkton

Kirkton in Highland (Scotland) is located in United Kingdom about 455 mi (or 733 km) north-west of London, the country's capital.

Local time in Kirkton is now 01:30 AM (Saturday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of zero hours. We know of 10 airports in the wider vicinity of Kirkton, of which two are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Skye Bridge Ashaig Airport in a distance of 9 mi (or 14 km), West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

Also, if you like golfing, there is an option about 21 mi (or 34 km). away.

Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Stornoway, Lochgilphead, Highland, Inverness and Greenock. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 7°C / 44 °F

Morning Temperature 7°C / 44 °F
Evening Temperature 5°C / 41 °F
Night Temperature 3°C / 37 °F
Chance of rainfall 2%
Air Humidity 88%
Air Pressure 1013 hPa
Wind Speed Moderate breeze with 9 km/h (6 mph) from East
Cloud Conditions Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky
General Conditions Light rain

Sunday, 17th of November 2024

5°C (40 °F)
1°C (33 °F)
Few clouds, gentle breeze.

Monday, 18th of November 2024

3°C (37 °F)
-1°C (30 °F)
Broken clouds, light breeze.

Tuesday, 19th of November 2024

2°C (36 °F)
-0°C (32 °F)
Scattered clouds, calm.

Videos from this area

These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.

Stromeferry Train Station

Published: August 27, 2014
Length: 52:08 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: scott567100

Train Service From Kyle Of Lochalsh To Elgin Calling At Stromeferry.


Loch Carron Dolphins

Published: September 09, 2010
Length: 00:03 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: phenderson247

Took one of Calum's Seal trips from Plockton in the West Highlands along Loch Carron and not only saw lots of seals but also two dolphins. A fantastic day out if you ever get the chance. Calum...


Motorcycle tour of Scotland July 08

Published: January 19, 2009
Length: 21:12 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Shugontour

KTM Superduke 990 @ Loch Caron A890.


Kyle Road to Lochcarron Via A890..with stabilisation

Published: December 15, 2012
Length: 52:24 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: munrobaggins

HD Video of a motorcycle ride. Smoothed using camera image stabilisation software. Video compression x 2.


Scotland. Kyle of Lochalsh road to Strathcarron by motorcycle.

Published: September 28, 2012
Length: 36:11 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: munrobaggins

Autumn Equinox ride from from the Kyle of Lochalsh road at Auchtertyre to Strathcarron. (A87/A890 junction to A890/A896 junction). A mostly 2 lane road, with some sections of single track...


Plockton Train Station

Published: August 27, 2014
Length: 40:27 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: scott567100

Train Service From Kyle Of Lochalsh To Elgin Calling At Plockton.


Lochalsh Hockey Festival

Published: April 26, 2009
Length: 02:39 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: QBromley

25 April 2009 If you need a professionally produced video of your special day (sports event, wedding, christening etc.) and you are in and around Inverness in Scotland, please message me and...


Sea Kayak Rolling in Kylerhea, Isle of Skye

Published: September 19, 2013
Length: 00:00 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Angus Mackie

Shot originally by Allan McEvoy, I have played around with this short clip of me rolling a sea kayak. This was the last of three days of great sea kayaking coaching from Gordon Brown of Skyak...


Ferry from the Isle of Skye to Glenelg, Lochalsh, Highland Region, Scotland

Published: September 20, 2012
Length: 17:01 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: travelingcompanions

This is more like Over The Sea From Skye, as we were going from Skye to Glenelg, on the Scottish mainland. The Glenachulish is the last manually operated turntable ferry in Scotland and is...


The Lodge, Glenelg.mov

Published: July 12, 2012
Length: 47:09 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: GlenelgUK

Across the road from The Lodge in Glenelg, you get a stunning view over Glenelg Bay to Kylerhea village on the Isle of Skye and down the Sound of Sleat. Not every day is sunny like this on...


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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.

Eas Mhic Gorraidh

Eas Mhic Gorraidh is a waterfall of Scotland.

Located at 57.2422, -5.57483 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Waterfalls of Scotland

Loch Achaidh na h-Inich

Loch Achaidh na h-Inich is a freshwater loch in Scotland, located around 3km south-south-east of Plockton, 2km east of Duirinish, 2km north-north-east of Balmacara, and half a kilometre south-east of Loch Lundie. It is host to a small Crannog in the northern end of the loch, and is a common hiking destination from Balmacara.

Located at 57.3159, -5.6341 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Lochs of Highland (council area), Freshwater lochs of Scotland

West Highland College

West Highland College (Scottish Gaelic: Colaiste na Gàidhealtachd an Iar) is a college of further and higher education in the West Highlands of Scotland. The college is part of the University of the Highlands and Islands and operates from a number of college centres across the area, at Auchtertyre, Broadford, Fort William, Kilchoan, Kinlochleven, Mallaig, Portree, Strontian and Ullapool.

Located at 57.2845, -5.5851 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
University of the Highlands and Islands, Further education colleges in Scotland, Higher education colleges in Scotland, Lochaber, Educational institutions established in 2010, 2010 establishments in Scotland

Popular in vicinity

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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Lochalsh