West Mains Road
West Mains Road is an electrical substation in Edinburgh, Scotland. West Mains Road is situated nearby to the university building Ashworth Building, as well as near Cockburn Geological Museum.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Noreen and Kenneth Murray Library and Ashworth Building.
Noreen and Kenneth Murray Library
Library
Photo: Drkirstyross, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Noreen and Kenneth Murray Library is situated 670 feet southwest of West Mains Road.
Ashworth Building
University building
Photo: Kangarooth, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ashworth Building is an university building.
Royal Observatory
Photo: Karora, Public domain.
The Royal Observatory, Edinburgh is an astronomical institution located on Blackford Hill in Edinburgh. The site is owned by the Science and Technology Facilities Council. Royal Observatory is situated 3,100 feet west of West Mains Road.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Blackford and Newington.
Blackford
Suburb
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Blackford is an area in the south of Edinburgh, the capital city of Scotland. It is located near Morningside, and The Grange. Blackford Hill dominates the view to the south.
Newington
Suburb
Photo: CPClegg, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Newington is a neighbourhood of southern Edinburgh, Scotland. Developed from the early 19th century, it is an affluent, predominantly residential area.
Mayfield
Neighborhood
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mayfield is an area of Edinburgh, Scotland, about one mile south from the city centre, with Craigmillar to the south-east and Newington to the north. Mayfield is also the name of several streets in the area.
West Mains Road
- Type: Electrical substation
- Category: industry
- Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.92451° or 55° 55′ 28″ northLongitude
-3.1734° or 3° 10′ 24″ westOperator
SP Energy NetworksOpen location code
9C7RWRFG+RJOpenStreetMap ID
way 259391827
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