Turning Basin
Turning Basin is a harbor in Aberdeen, Scotland. Turning Basin is situated nearby to the government office Scottish Natural Heritage, as well as near SEPA.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Aberdeen railway station and Aberdeen Maritime Museum.
Aberdeen railway station
Railway station
Photo: King Bilbo I, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Aberdeen railway station is the main railway station in Aberdeen, Scotland. It is the busiest railway station in Scotland north of the major cities of Edinburgh and Glasgow. Aberdeen railway station is situated 1 mile west of Turning Basin.
Aberdeen Maritime Museum
Museum
Photo: Richard Slessor, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Aberdeen Maritime Museum is a maritime museum in Aberdeen, Scotland, located on the historic Shiprow near the city harbour. Operated by Aberdeen City Council, the museum explores the city's long relationship with the North Sea, with collections covering shipbuilding, fast sailing ships, the fishing industry, port history, and the development of the North Sea oil industry. Aberdeen Maritime Museum is situated 1 mile northwest of Turning Basin.
Codona’s Amusement Park
Theme park
Photo: Bill Harrison, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Codona's Amusement Park is an amusement park located in Aberdeen, Scotland. It was established by the Codona family in 1970. The park is located on Beach Boulevard at Aberdeen Beach, adjacent to the Queens Links, on the coast of the North Sea. Codona’s Amusement Park is situated 4,000 feet north of Turning Basin.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Footdee and Balnagask.
Footdee
Suburb
Photo: Ettore Timi, CC BY 2.5.
Footdee, locally known as Fittie, is a picturesque area of Aberdeen, Scotland. A former fishing village, it lies at the entrance to Aberdeen Harbour. The name appears to mean "foot of the Dee", but it has also been linked to Fittick, a local saint.
Balnagask
Quarter
Photo: Lizzie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Balnagask is an area of Torry, a burgh of Aberdeen in Scotland. Balnagask is said to mean "the village in the hollow" in Gaelic. The Balnagask Estate stretched from the golf course to the fields that overlooked both the Bay of Nigg and the railway line.
Torry
Suburb
Torry is a suburb of Aberdeen, Scotland, lying on the south bank of the River Dee. It was historically part of the county of Kincardineshire and was absorbed into the city of Aberdeen in 1891.
Turning Basin
- Type: Harbor
- Category: transportation
- Location: Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
57.14089° or 57° 8′ 27″ northLongitude
-2.07319° or 2° 4′ 24″ westOperator
Aberdeen Harbour BoardOpen location code
9C9V4WRG+9POpenStreetMap ID
way 1088865860OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=harbour
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