Balancing Pond
Balancing Pond is a pond in Glasgow City, Scotland. Balancing Pond is situated nearby to the suburb Broomhouse, as well as near the historic site site of Glasgow Zoo.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Baillieston railway station and Baillieston St Andrew’s Church.
Baillieston railway station
Railway station
Photo: Nigel Thompson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Baillieston railway station is located in Caledonia Road on the southern boundary of the Baillieston area of Glasgow, Scotland, with the Broomhouse area on the other side of the tracks. Baillieston railway station is situated 1,900 feet west of Balancing Pond.
Baillieston St Andrew’s Church
Church
Photo: Chris Upson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Baillieston St Andrew's Church is a congregation of the Church of Scotland, a member of the Presbyterian Church. The church building is located on the corner of Bredisholm Road and Muirhead Road, Baillieston, Glasgow, Scotland. Baillieston St Andrew’s Church is situated 1,900 feet north of Balancing Pond.
St Bridget’s Roman Catholic Church, 15 Swinton Road, Glasgow
Church
Photo: WeeHolly, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St Bridget’s Roman Catholic Church, 15 Swinton Road, Glasgow is situated 3,100 feet northwest of Balancing Pond.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Broomhouse and Baillieston.
Broomhouse
Suburb
Photo: BJ Smur, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Broomhouse is a residential area in Glasgow, Scotland. It is about six miles east of the city centre. Historically a small mining village and later the site of the Glasgow Zoo, in the early 21st century it grew substantially as an affluent commuter suburb.
Baillieston
Suburb
Photo: BJ Smur, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Baillieston is a suburb of Glasgow, Scotland. It is about 7 miles east of the city centre.
Swinton
Suburb
Photo: BJ Smur, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Swinton is an eastern suburb of the Scottish city of Glasgow, north of the areas of Baillieston and Garrowhill and east of Springhill. It is now concurrent with the 19th century Easterhouse village.
Balancing Pond
- Type: Pond (intermittent)
- Category: body of water
- Location: Glasgow City, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.84484° or 55° 50′ 41″ northLongitude
-4.10426° or 4° 6′ 15″ westOpen location code
9C7QRVVW+W7OpenStreetMap ID
way 760088995OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=pondOpenStreetMap attribute
intermittent=yes
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