Swiney
in Highland of Scotland, United Kingdom
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Wick Airport (14 mi) - Flotta Isle Airport (37 mi)
- Dornoch Airport (39 mi)
- RAF Lossiemouth (41 mi)
- RAF Kinloss (46 mi)
- Kirkwall Airport (48 mi)
- Inverness Airport (59 mi)
- Eday Airport (65 mi)
- Aberdeen Dyce Airport (86 mi)
- Edinburgh Airport (162 mi)
- Glasgow International Airport (173 mi)
- Heart of Neolithic Orkney (Unesco heritage, 51 mi)
- Lybster Golf Club (Golf course, 1 mi)
- Wick Golf Club (Golf course, 13 mi)
- Reay Golf Course (Golf course, 22 mi)
- Thurso Golf Club (Golf course, 22 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 58.300 and -3.317 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 58° 17' 59" and W -3° 19' 0"
- 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: 01:45 AM (Saturday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 8:05 am and 3:50 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -46.483 and 169.700 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Pounawea - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- 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: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Discover Swiney
Swiney in Highland (Scotland) is a town in United Kingdom about 486 mi (or 782 km) north of London, the country's capital city.
Current time in Swiney is now 01:45 AM (Saturday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of zero hours. We know of 11 airports near Swiney, of which 3 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Wick Airport in a distance of 14 mi (or 22 km), North-East. 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 51 mi (or 83 km), North. Also, if you like playing golf, 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, Kirkwall, Highland, Inverness and Aberdeen. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 7°C / 45 °F
| Morning Temperature | 7°C / 44 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 6°C / 43 °F |
| Night Temperature | 6°C / 43 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 3% |
| Air Humidity | 65% |
| Air Pressure | 1007 hPa |
| Wind Speed | High wind, near gale with 22 km/h (14 mph) from East |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 88% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Sunday, 17th of November 2024
5°C (41 °F)
4°C (39 °F)
Rain and snow, strong breeze, overcast clouds.
Monday, 18th of November 2024
3°C (38 °F)
3°C (38 °F)
Light snow, moderate breeze, broken clouds.
Tuesday, 19th of November 2024
4°C (39 °F)
3°C (37 °F)
Snow, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Videos from this area
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Dunbeath.
A biker gathering at Dunbeath. Last one for this year!
Upper Dunbeath Low Water 21-11-2007
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DJI Phantom 2 Vision Plus at Latheronwheel Harbour
My first Phantom met it's demise here almost three weeks ago, smashing against the large rock just outside the harbour. It's known as "The Bromach", probably Gaelic for "Drone Killer". Lesson...
Timmy bucking/leaping..
he's a special pony :']
Flaring Gas at Oil Well Near Lybster Caithness
One of the few land based oil wells began production near Lybster, Caithness, Scotland. The well is operated and owned by Caithness Petroleum. In 2008, Caithness spudded the L11/24-3z ...
Lybster v Thurso Academicals. 18th June 2014
Oil Well Flaring Gas Near Lybster, Caithness
One of the few land based oil wells began production near Lybster, Caithness, Scotland. The well is operated and owned by Caithness Petroleum. In 2008, Caithness spudded the L11/24-3z ...
Driving into Dunbeath
Quick trip to where my dad grew up .. NC500 Weekend.
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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.
Parkside Halt railway station
Parkside Halt was a railway station located between Ulbster and Lybster, Highland.
Lybster railway station
Lybster was a railway station located on the Wick and Lybster Railway in the Highland area of Scotland. The station building now serves as the clubhouse for the Lybster golf course
Forse Castle
Forse Castle is a ruined building dating from 1200 in the hamlet of Forse in the Caithness region in the Scottish council area of Highland. The castle stands on a peninsula about 50 metres above sea level. It is surrounded on all sides by steep rocks and is cut off from the mainland by a natural ditch at the neck of the peninsula. Forse Castle was the stronghold of the Sutherland of Forse family, a cadet branch of the Clan Sutherland. They lived in it until around 1600.
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