Mount Vernon
Mount Vernon is a residential area in the east end of the city of Glasgow, Scotland. It directly borders Sandyhills and Foxley to the west, while Barlanark is the closest neighbourhood to the north, Barrachnie and Baillieston to the east and Carmyle to the south, although Mount Vernon is separated from these by areas of open land, including Early Braes public park and the former Kenmuir farm.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Thomas Nugent, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Photo: Stephen Sweeney, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Suburb
- Description: district in Glasgow City, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Mount Vernon, Glasgow”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Vernon railway station and Garrowhill railway station.
Mount Vernon railway station
Railway station
Photo: Nigel Thompson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mount Vernon railway station is a railway station located in the Mount Vernon area of Glasgow, Scotland. It is on the Whifflet Line, 6+3⁄4 miles east of Glasgow Central. Train services are provided by ScotRail.
Garrowhill railway station
Railway station
Photo: Nigel Thompson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Garrowhill railway station serves the Garrowhill and Barlanark areas of Glasgow, Scotland. The railway station is 4¾ miles east of Glasgow Queen Street railway station on the North Clyde Line and is managed by ScotRail.
Carmyle railway station
Railway station
Photo: Nigel Thompson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Carmyle railway station is located in the Carmyle area of Glasgow. It is on the Whifflet Line, 5.5 miles east of Glasgow Central railway station. Services are provided by ScotRail.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sandyhills and Barrachnie.
Sandyhills
Suburb
Photo: Stephen Sweeney, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sandyhills is an area of the Scottish city of Glasgow. It is situated north of the River Clyde and has fallen within the Shettleston ward of Glasgow City Council since 2007.
Barrachnie
Quarter
Photo: Robert Murray, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Barrachnie is a place in Glasgow, Scotland adjacent to Garrowhill.
Garrowhill
Suburb
Photo: BJ Smur, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Garrowhill is a residential area within the wider Baillieston suburb of Glasgow, Scotland. It is situated approximately 7 miles east of the city centre.
Mount Vernon
- Categories: district and locality
- Location: Glasgow City, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.84418° or 55° 50′ 39″ northLongitude
-4.14247° or 4° 8′ 33″ westElevation
85 feet (26 metres)Open location code
9C7QRVV5+M2OpenStreetMap ID
node 1479774086OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Scottish Gaelic—“Mount Vernon” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Mount Vernon (Glasgow)”
- Basque: “Mount Vernon”
- Hebrew: “מאונט ורנון”
- Irish: “Cnoc Vernon”
- Irish: “Mount Vernon”
- Japanese: “マウントバーノン”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Mount Vernon”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mount Vernon Bowling & Tennis Club and Sandyhills Parish Church Manse.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Mount Vernon”. Photo: Thomas Nugent, CC BY-SA 2.0.