Inverkeithing Bay

Inverkeithing Bay is a bay in Scotland, United Kingdom. Inverkeithing Bay is situated nearby to the locality Hopeward Point, as well as near the quarter St David’s.

Places of Interest

Highlights include North Queensferry railway station and Deep Sea World.

North Queensferry railway station

Railway station

Photo: Tbatb, CC BY-SA 4.0.

North Queensferry railway station is a railway station in the village of North Queensferry, Fife, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Fife Circle Line, 11+1⁄4 miles northwest of Edinburgh Waverley.

Deep Sea World

Public aquarium

Photo: Billy McCrorie, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Deep Sea World is an aquarium located in the village of North Queensferry in Fife, Scotland. It is host to a collection of large sand tiger sharks, also known as ragged toothed sharks or grey nurse sharks, and various other species of shark.

Inverkeithing railway station

Railway station

Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Inverkeithing railway station serves the town of Inverkeithing in Fife, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Fife Circle Line, 10 miles north west of Edinburgh Waverley.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jamestown and Inverkeithing.

Jamestown

Hamlet

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Jamestown is a hamlet in Fife, Scotland. It is contiguous with North Queensferry and Inverkeithing, and is 9 miles northwest of Edinburgh city centre. Located on the south side of the Inner Bay of Inverkeithing Bay, an inlet of the Firth of Forth, Jamestown became an important centre for shipping and industry during the 19th century, and shipbreaking in the 20th century.

Inverkeithing

Town

Photo: Dunpharlain, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Inverkeithing is a coastal town, parish and historic Royal burgh in Fife, Scotland. The town lies on the north shore of the Firth of Forth, 9+1⁄2 mi northwest of Edinburgh city centre and 3+1⁄2 mi south of Dunfermline.

North Queensferry

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

North Queensferry is a village in Fife in central Scotland, with a population of just over 1000 in 2022. It's on the north bank of the Firth of Forth, at a narrow point that has been a ferry crossing for many centuries.

Inverkeithing Bay

Type: Bay
Category: body of water
Location: Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

56.02127° or 56° 1′ 17″ north

Longitude

-3.37743° or 3° 22′ 39″ west

Open location code

9C8R2JCF+G2

OpenStreetMap ID

node 4004579498

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=bay

GeoNames ID

11153182

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Hopeward Point and St David’s.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Prestonhill Quarry and Ballast Bank Community Leisure Centre.

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