Powder Buoy
Powder Buoy is a beacon in Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland. Powder Buoy is situated nearby to the suburb Craigendoran, as well as near the village Colgrain.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Craigendoran railway station and Helensburgh Central railway station.
Craigendoran railway station
Railway station
Photo: Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Craigendoran railway station is a railway station serving Craigendoran, east of Helensburgh, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail, which operates all services at the station. Craigendoran railway station is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Powder Buoy.
Helensburgh Central railway station
Railway station
Photo: Richard Sutcliffe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Helensburgh Central railway station serves the town of Helensburgh on the north shore of the Firth of Clyde, near Glasgow, Scotland. The station is a terminus on the North Clyde Line, sited 24 miles 31 chains from Glasgow Queen Street, measured via Singer and Maryhill. Helensburgh Central railway station is situated 1¼ miles north of Powder Buoy.
Scottish Submarine Centre
Museum
The Scottish Submarine Centre is a submarine naval museum in west Scotland. Scottish Submarine Centre is situated 1½ miles north of Powder Buoy.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Helensburgh and Craigendoran.
Helensburgh
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Helensburgh is a town in Argyll and Bute, on the north bank of the River Clyde 30 miles west of Glasgow, at the opening of Gare Loch. It developed from the 19th century once ferries and the railway connected it to Glasgow: wealthy business people built their villas here, and made sure to keep heavy industry away from their bosky avenues.
Craigendoran
Suburb
Photo: william craig, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Craigendoran is a suburb at the eastern end of Helensburgh in Scotland, on the northern shore of the Firth of Clyde. The name is from the Gaelic for "the rock of the otter".
Colgrain
Village
Colgrain is a village in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, located to the east of Helensburgh. The name Colgrain is known from at least 1377 when Sir William Denzeltoun gives his consent to a grant made by his father, Sir John Denzeltoun of that Ilk, to the church of Glasgow. Colgrain is situated 2 miles east of Powder Buoy.
Powder Buoy
- Type: Beacon
- Category: transportation
- Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.98479° or 55° 59′ 5″ northLongitude
-4.73671° or 4° 44′ 12″ westOpen location code
9C7QX7M7+W8GeoNames ID
11611498
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