Forth Bridges Viewpoint

Forth Bridges Viewpoint is a scenic viewpoint in Edinburgh, Scotland. Forth Bridges Viewpoint is situated nearby to Forth Bridges Contact and Education Centre, as well as near the government office Traffic Scotland National Control Centre.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Queensferry Parish Church and Forth Road Bridge.

Queensferry Parish Church

Church

Photo: Auldcathy, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Queensferry Parish Church is situated 1,300 feet east of Forth Bridges Viewpoint.

The Forth Road Bridge is a suspension bridge that crosses the Firth of Forth in Scotland. The bridge opened in 1964 and, at the time, was the longest suspension bridge in the world outside the United States. Forth Road Bridge is situated 1 mile north of Forth Bridges Viewpoint.

Port Edgar

Marina

Photo: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Port Edgar is a marina on the southern shore of the Firth of Forth, immediately west of the Forth Road Bridge and the town of South Queensferry, in Edinburgh, Scotland. Port Edgar is situated 2,500 feet northwest of Forth Bridges Viewpoint.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include South Queensferry and Dalmeny.

South Queensferry

Photo: Tony Hisgett, CC BY 2.0.

South Queensferry is a town on the south bank of the Firth of Forth in West Lothian, 10 miles west of Edinburgh. Historically it was the ferry port for crossing to Fife, then in modern times it acquired three bridges.

Dalmeny

Village

Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Dalmeny is a village and civil parish in Scotland. It is located on the south side of the Firth of Forth, 1 mile southeast of South Queensferry and 8 miles west of Edinburgh city centre.

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.

Forth Bridges Viewpoint

Type: Scenic viewpoint
Category: tourism
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.98816° or 55° 59′ 17″ north

Longitude

-3.40335° or 3° 24′ 12″ west

Open location code

9C7RXHQW+7M

OpenStreetMap ID

node 3356785113

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=viewpoint

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Forth Bridges Contact and Education Centre and Traffic Scotland National Control Centre.

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