Elmwood

Elmwood is an electrical substation in Dundee City, Scotland. Elmwood is situated nearby to the cemetery St Joseph’s Burial Ground, as well as near the suburb Menzieshill.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mills Observatory and Dundee Airport.

Mills Observatory

Photo: Cyrillic, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Mills Observatory is the first purpose-built public astronomical observatory in the UK, located on the summit of Balgay Hill in Dundee, Scotland. Built in 1935, the observatory is classically styled in sandstone and has a distinctive 7 m dome, which houses a Victorian refracting telescope, a small planetarium, and display areas. Mills Observatory is situated 2,900 feet southeast of Elmwood.

Dundee Airport

Aerodrome

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Dundee Airport is an airport based in Dundee, Scotland. It lies on the shore of the Firth of Tay and overlooks the Tay Rail Bridge. It is a popular transport hub for golf players, as it is the closest airport to the championship courses at St Andrews, Gleneagles and Carnoustie.

Ninewells Hospital

Hospital

Ninewells Hospital is a large teaching hospital, based on the western edge of Dundee, Scotland. It is internationally renowned for introducing laparoscopic surgery to the UK as well as being a leading centre in developing fields such as the management of cancer, medical genetics and robotic surgery. Ninewells Hospital is situated 3,500 feet southwest of Elmwood.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Menzieshill and Balgay.

Menzieshill

Suburb

Menzieshill is a suburb and community council area in Dundee, Scotland. It is located in the west of the city, and is immediately north west of Blackness and the West End, west of Lochee, east of Gowrie Park and south of Charleston.

Balgay

Suburb

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Balgay is a suburb in the west end of Dundee, Scotland. It is centred around Balgay Hill and Balgay Park, both of which provide extensive green spaces for recreation and nature appreciation.

Lochee

Suburb

Photo: Val Vannet, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Lochee is an area in the west of Dundee, Scotland. Until the 19th century, it was a separate town, but was eventually surrounded by the expanding Dundee. It is notable for being home to Camperdown Works, which was the largest jute production site in the world.

Elmwood

Type: Electrical substation
Category: industry
Location: Dundee City, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

56.4699° or 56° 28′ 12″ north

Longitude

-3.02377° or 3° 1′ 26″ west

Open location code

9C8RFX9G+XF

OpenStreetMap ID

way 306595722

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Highlights include St Joseph’s Burial Ground and Lochee Wee Forest.

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