- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 12 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- GLA Glasgow Airport10 km
- PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport44 km
About The Ferry
The Ferry is a tourist attraction. Location: Glasgow City, Scotland. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (10 km). Nearby sights include Scotland Street School Museum and Glasgow Rangers.
Photos of The Ferry
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Bait-ur-Rahman Richard Sutcliffe · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Glasgow Rangers Archibald99 · Public domain -
Firhill Stadium Andrew Hendo · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Celtic Park Zhi Yong Lee from Glasgow, UK · CC BY 2.0 -
Hampden Park Dan Kearney, cropped by Blackcat · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Climate of The Ferry
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 143 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 19°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- January (154 mm)
- Driest month
- April (65 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 7° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 15° | 17° | 19° | 18° | 16° | 12° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 4° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 6° | 3° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 154 | 106 | 116 | 65 | 71 | 67 | 75 | 91 | 125 | 146 | 143 | 141 |
How to get to The Ferry
The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 10 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 1 km to the northeast.
Airports
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 10 kmwest
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 44 kmsouthwest
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 57 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 1 kmnortheast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 68 kmeast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 105 kmnortheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 175 kmsouthwest
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 195 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from The Ferry
Within 100 km: 177 historic and cultural sites, 3,755 natural sites, 1,124 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km184 places
- Newshot Island Island 11 kmNW
- Speirs Island Island 21 kmNE
- Long Loch Lake 16 kmSW
- Lochgoin Reservoir Lake 18 kmS
25–60 km1,305 places
- Great Cumbrae Island Island 42 kmW
- Ayr Beach Beach 50 kmSW
- Troon Beach Beach 43 kmSW
- Hunterston Sands Beach 42 kmW
60–100 km3,567 places
- Isle of Arran Island 68 kmSW
- Burntisland Beach Beach 69 kmE
- Cramond beach Beach 62 kmE
- Portobello Beach Beach 73 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Scotland Street School Museum Museum, Glasgow City0.8 km S
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Glasgow Rangers Landmark, Glasgow City2.6 km W
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Bait-ur-Rahman Attraction, Glasgow City1.7 km NW -
Citizens Theatre Attraction, Glasgow City1.2 km SE
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Museum of Piping Museum, Glasgow City1.4 km NE
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Firhill Stadium Landmark, Glasgow City2.8 km N
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Heatherbank Museum of Scial Work Museum, Glasgow City1.6 km NE
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Hampden Park Landmark, Glasgow City3.5 km S
Nearest towns and villages
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Glasgow City, Glasgow City1.2 km NE
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Broomielaw Neighbourhood, Glasgow City0.3 km NE
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Kingston Neighbourhood, Glasgow City0.3 km SE
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Tradeston Neighbourhood, Glasgow City0.4 km SE
More sights in Glasgow City
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Celtic Park Landmark, Glasgow City4 km E
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People's Palace Museum, Glasgow City2 km E
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Museum of Transport Argyle Street Museum, Glasgow City2.1 km NW
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James Watt Statue Landmark, Glasgow City2.1 km E
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Meadowside Light (historical) Landmark, Glasgow City3.5 km NW
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Shieldhall Light (historical) Landmark, Glasgow City4.5 km W
Sources & licences
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