Fort William
Fort William is a town at the foot of the Great Glen, on the west coast of the Scottish Highlands. It's the main transport, commercial and visitor hub for the area: its attractions include Ben Nevis, Nevis Range ski resort, the Caledonian Canal, and "The Jacobite" steam train.
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- Town with about 10,200 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 80 feet (20 metres)
- …has the IATA airport code FWM
- Description: town in Highland, Scotland, UK
- Also known as“An Gearasdan”“Fort William, Scotland”
- Neighbors: Kyle of Lochalsh
Places of Interest
Discover Fort William railway station and West Highland Museum.
Fort William railway station
Fort William railway station serves the town of Fort William, in the Highland region of Scotland.
West Highland Museum
The West Highland Museum tells the story of the Scottish Highlands and the Islands.
Fort William Sheriff Court
Fort William Sheriff Court is a judicial building on the High Street in Fort William in Scotland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Caol and Glen Nevis.
Glen Nevis
Glen Nevis is a glen in Lochaber, Highland, Scotland, with Fort William at its foot.
Inverlochy
Inverlochy is a village north of Fort William, Highland, Scotland.
Fort William
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Latitude
56.8178° or 56° 49′ 4″ north
Longitude
-5.111° or 5° 6′ 39″ west
UN/LOCODE
GB FWM
Open location code
9C8PRV9Q+4J
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = town
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Western Frisian—“Fort William” goes by many names.
Fort WilliamAsturian
Fort WilliamBasque
Форт-УільямBelarusian
ফোর্ট উইলিয়ামBengali
An GearasdanBreton
Форт УилямBulgarian
Fort WilliamCatalan
Fort WilliamCebuano
威廉堡Chinese
An GearasdanCornish
Fort WilliamCzech
Fort WilliamDanish
An GearasdanDutch
Fort WilliamDutch
GearasdanDutch
Fort WilliamEsperanto
Fort WilliamEstonian
Fort WilliamFaroese
Fort WilliamFinnish
ફોર્ટ વિલિયમGujarati
פורט ויליאםHebrew
Fort WilliamHungarian
Fort WilliamIcelandic
Fort WilliamIdo
An GearasdanIrish
Fort WilliamItalian
フォート・ウィリアムJapanese
Fort WilliamKalaallisut
ಫೋರ್ಟ್ ವಿಲಿಯಂKannada
Форт-УильямKazakh
포트윌리엄Korean
FortviljamaLatvian
Fort ViljamasLithuanian
An GearasdanManx
Fort WilliamNorwegian
Fort WilliamNorwegian Bokmål
Fort William i SkottlandNorwegian Nynorsk
فورت ویلیامPersian
فورت ویلیام، هایلندPersian
Fort WilliamPolish
Форт ВильямRussian
Форт-УильямRussian
The FortScots
An GearasdanScottish Gaelic
Fort WilliamScottish Gaelic
Fort WilliamSerbo-Croatian
Fort William, ŠkotskaSerbo-Croatian
Fort WilliamSlovak
Fort William, ŠkotskaSlovenian
فورت ویلیام، هایلندSouth Azerbaijani
Fort WilliamSwedish
Fort William, HighlandSwedish
போர்ட் வில்லியம்Tamil
ఫోర్ట్ విలియంTelugu
Форт-ВільямUkrainian
فورٹ ولیمUrdu
An GearasdanWelsh
Fort WilliamWelsh
Fort WilliamWestern Frisian
Fort William - An Gearasdan
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
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