Heron Island
Heron Island is an islet in Edinburgh, Scotland. Heron Island is situated nearby to the military installation 1143 (8th Edinburgh) ATC, as well as near Treverlen Park.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Portobello Library and Portobello Town Hall.
Portobello Library
Library
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Portobello Library is a public library in Portobello, Edinburgh, Scotland. The current building in Rosefield Place cost £37,500 and was opened on 11 October 1963 by Lord Provost Duncan M. Portobello Library is situated 1,800 feet northeast of Heron Island.
Portobello Town Hall
Town hall
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Portobello Town Hall is a municipal structure in Portobello High Street, Portobello, Scotland. The building, which is managed by Portobello Central SCIO, a community body, is a Category B listed building. Portobello Town Hall is situated 2,000 feet northeast of Heron Island.
St John the Evangelist Church, Portobello
Church
St John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church is a Catholic parish located in the Portobello district of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, in the Archdiocese of St Andrews and Edinburgh. St John the Evangelist Church, Portobello is situated 1,900 feet east of Heron Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mountcastle and Portobello.
Mountcastle
Suburb
Mountcastle is a suburb of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. It is east of the city centre and lies to the north-west of the neighbouring area of Portobello. Mountcastle is primarily a residential area, with many early-mid 20th century houses.
Portobello
Suburb
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Portobello is a coastal suburb of Edinburgh in eastern central Scotland. It lies 3 miles east of the city centre, facing the Firth of Forth, between the suburbs of Joppa and Craigentinny.
Northfield
Suburb
Northfield is a suburb of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. It lies east of the city centre and west of Portobello. The area was laid out at low densities as local authority housing but the city employed private architects for its design - Reginald Fairlie and Reid and Forbes.
Heron Island
- Type: Islet
- Categories: locality and landform
- Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.95057° or 55° 57′ 2″ northLongitude
-3.1243° or 3° 7′ 28″ westOpen location code
9C7RXV2G+67OpenStreetMap ID
way 1476942656OpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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