The Book Box
The Book Box is a public bookcase in Edinburgh, Scotland. The Book Box is situated nearby to Muir Wood Park, as well as near the community center 31st Pentland Scout Group (Juniper Green).Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Wester Hailes railway station and Curriehill railway station.
Wester Hailes railway station
Railway station
Photo: Signalhead, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wester Hailes railway station is a railway station opened in 1987 by British Rail serving Wester Hailes in the city of Edinburgh, Scotland. It is located on the Edinburgh branch of the West Coast Main Line, but is not served by inter-city services - these are provided via the Shotts Line of the SPT network. Wester Hailes railway station is situated 1 mile northeast of The Book Box.
Curriehill railway station
Railway station
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Curriehill railway station is located in Currie, a southwestern suburb of the city of Edinburgh, Scotland, not far from the main campus of Heriot-Watt University. Curriehill railway station is situated 1 mile west of The Book Box.
Juniper Green Parish Church
Church
Photo: M J Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Juniper Green Parish Church is situated 3,400 feet east of The Book Box.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Juniper Green and Baberton.
Juniper Green
Suburb
Photo: M J Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Juniper Green is a village on the outskirts of Edinburgh, Scotland, situated about 5.5 miles south-west of the city centre. It bridges the city bypass, and extends along the foothills of the Pentlands.
Baberton
Suburb
Baberton is a suburb of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. It is known as Baberton Mains, It is south-west of the Edinburgh City Bypass and Wester Hailes and south of the Shotts Line railway line.
Currie
Suburb
Photo: Stephencdickson, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Currie is a village and suburb on the outskirts of Edinburgh, Scotland, situated 7 miles south west of the city centre. Formerly within the County of Midlothian, it now falls within the jurisdiction of the City of Edinburgh Council.
The Book Box
- Type: Public bookcase
- Category: education
- Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.90334° or 55° 54′ 12″ northLongitude
-3.29756° or 3° 17′ 51″ westOpen location code
9C7RWP32+8XOpenStreetMap ID
node 10893077013OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=public_bookcase
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