West Calder
in West Lothian of Scotland, United Kingdom
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Edinburgh Airport (10 mi) - Glasgow International Airport (33 mi)
- Perth/Scone Airport (41 mi)
- RAF Leuchars (45 mi)
- Dundee Airport (46 mi)
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (46 mi)
- Carlisle Airport (70 mi)
- Newcastle Airport (93 mi)
- Aberdeen Dyce Airport (107 mi)
- Barrow Walney Island Airport (119 mi)
- George Best Belfast City Airport (124 mi)
- Old and New Towns of Edinburgh (Unesco heritage, 31 mi)
- New Lanark (Unesco heritage, 54 mi)
- Deer Park Golf and Country Club (Golf course, 4 mi)
- Braid Hills No.1 Golf Club (Golf course, 15 mi)
- Lothianburn Golf Club (Golf course, 15 mi)
- Bruntsfield Links (Golf course, 16 mi)
- Craigmillar Park Golf Course (Golf course, 16 mi)
- Canmore Golf Club (Golf course, 16 mi)
- Duddingston Golf Club (Golf course, 18 mi)
- Braehead Golf Club (Golf course, 20 mi)
- Dunnikier Park Golf Club (Golf course, 25 mi)
- Edinburgh Zoo (zoo, (13 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 55.852 and -3.570 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 55° 51' 6" and W -3° 34' 11"
- 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: 03:29 PM (Saturday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 8:07 am and 3:54 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -45.883 and 170.633 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Pukehiki - 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
Delve into West Calder
West Calder in West Lothian (Scotland) with it's 3,100 habitants is a city located in United Kingdom about 331 mi (or 533 km) north-west of London, the country's capital town.
Current time in West Calder is now 03:29 PM (Saturday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of zero hours. We know of 11 airports closer to West Calder, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Edinburgh Airport in a distance of 10 mi (or 16 km), North-East. 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 31 mi (or 50 km), East. Also, if you like playing golf, there are some options within driving distance. We saw 1 points of interest near this location. 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: Livingston, Falkirk, Alloa, Edinburgh and Motherwell. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 1°C / 34 °F
| Morning Temperature | 1°C / 35 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 1°C / 34 °F |
| Night Temperature | 9°C / 48 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 5% |
| Air Humidity | 94% |
| Air Pressure | 987 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Fresh Breeze with 17 km/h (11 mph) from North-West |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Rain and snow |
Sunday, 24th of November 2024
9°C (48 °F)
8°C (46 °F)
Moderate rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Monday, 25th of November 2024
7°C (44 °F)
6°C (43 °F)
Light rain, strong breeze, overcast clouds.
Tuesday, 26th of November 2024
6°C (43 °F)
3°C (38 °F)
Moderate rain, strong breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Macdonald Houstoun House
Cruachan Bed and Breakfast
Mercure Livingston Hotel
Bankton House Hotel
TRAVELODGE LIVINGSTON
Livingston (Bathgate)
Videos from this area
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Lunchtime Karting at Deans in Livingston 23/12/2008
The lunchtime antics of the guys from Sky at the Deans Kart Track in Livingston.
Car on fire in kirkton Campus Livingston Friday Evening 21st June
via YouTube Capture.
Fish Jumping Mill Farm Weir
This video was taken at Mill Farm Weir in Livingston Village. If you look carefully you'll see some fish trying to jump up the weir. There's a bigger trout towards the end of the clip.
West Calder Utd 2 - 5 Haddington Ath (8 Nov 14)
McBookie.com South Division, Hermand Park, West Calder.
West Calder Station
West Calder railway station on the Glasgow to Edinburgh line via Shotts.
West Calder Train Station
Train Station From Glasgow Central To Edinburgh Waverley Calling At West Calder.
West Calder Utd 1 - 1 Haddington Ath (23 Feb 13)
McBookie.com South Division, Hermand Park, West Calder.
West Calder Utd 1 - 2 Haddington Ath (21 Jan 12)
McBookie.com South Division, Hermand Park, West Calder.
West Calder Utd 2 - 1 Haddington Ath (9 Apr 11)
East Region South Division, Hermand Park, West Calder.
MJH-2.5 DTH removing Christmas Tree stumps
John Mackintosh of DGCTree (www.drewgraham.co.uk) rotovating at Spurways, West Calder using the D-Gutzwiller MJH2.5 DTH deep root rotovator pulled by a Fendt 933 Vario tractor. The MJH has...
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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.
Seafield, West Lothian
Seafield is a small village in West Lothian, Scotland. Seafield lies 1+⁄4 miles east of Blackburn and 2 miles southeast of Bathgate. The village lies between the River Almond to the south and the M8 motorway to the north. Seafield has many good community amenities such as a primary school, community centre, shop, hotel, bowling club and annual Gala day. It is also home to Seafield & District Pipe Band, which has strong ties to the successful solo piper Chris Armstrong.
Burngrange mining disaster
Burngrange is an area of the Scottish village West Calder. Situated at the far west of the village it mainly consists of housing constructed for the areas mining industry in the early 20th century. On 10 January 1947, Burngrange was witness to its worst underground mining disaster, in which 15 miners perished. Burngrange Shale Mine was situated 16 miles south-west of Edinburgh in the Parish of West Calder in the County of Midlothian. It was owned by Young's Paraffin Light & Mineral Oil Co.
Almond Valley Light Railway
The Almond Valley Light Railway is a narrow gauge heritage railway running at the Almond Valley Heritage Trust site at Livingston, Scotland. The railway operates at weekends between Easter and the end of September and daily during some school holiday periods. There are two stations, both with waiting shelters and run round loops. A small two-road loco shed is provided at the Heritage centre end of the line. There is a storage siding here also.
Polbeth
Polbeth is a former oil shale mining village located about a mile from West Calder, and not far from Livingston, West Lothian, Scotland.
Harburn railway station
Harburn railway station was situated on the Caledonian Railway line between Carstairs railway station and Edinburgh. It was closed by the Beeching Axe. To the south were Cobbinshaw railway station and Auchengray railway station.
Blackburn House, West Lothian
Blackburn House is a category A-listed Georgian house, situated just outside of Blackburn and Seafield in West Lothian, Scotland. Blackburn House was built in the late 18th century by George Moncrieff. The building originally acted as a gateway to Blackburn, the town which Moncrieff founded, after making his money running plantations in the West Indies. The house comprises a central Palladian manor house, with substantial east and west pavilions.
West Calder High School
West Calder High School was opened in 1965 to take up to 750 pupils from the Calders Area of West Lothian. The Calders Area features East Calder, Mid Calder, and West Calder. The current enrollment of pupils in the school is around 900 pupils (2011).
HM Prison Addiewell
HMP Addiewell is a prison located near to the village of Addiewell in West Lothian, Scotland. HMP Addiewell is operated by a private company, Sodexo Justice Services and contracted to the Scottish Prison Service. The prison holds adult males who have been convicted as well as those being held on remand. The prison opened on 12 December 2008 with capacity for 700 prisoners, with a further 96 places held in reserve.
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