Cockburn Geological Museum
Cockburn Geological Museum is a museum in Edinburgh. Around it, within 15 km, lie 158 more places, Edinburgh Castle (3.2 km) first on our list.
Museum in Edinburgh
Inside Edinburgh
Cockburn Geological Museum is inside Edinburgh’s locality, with 97 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
The weather, month by month
The warmest stretch in Edinburgh is June to August, at 18–20°C in the afternoon.
Cockburn Geological Museum
Museum in Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom.
In Edinburgh, inside the town’s locality.
- Type
- Museum
- Town
- in Edinburgh
- Official site
- ed.ac.uk/visit/museums-galleries/geology
Cockburn Geological Museum on the map
Orange is Cockburn Geological Museum; numbered in green, the places near it.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Edinburgh’s locality. · NRS locality 2022
Where to base yourself
Among the 3, Edinburgh is the biggest, home to 493,794 people. Every town below has its own grades, prices and places to visit.
Compare the 3 towns
| Town | Where Cockburn Geological Museum is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh | It’s in town | 493,794 | 150 |
| Danderhall | 3.7 km east of it | 3,389 | 21 |
| Loanhead | 3.9 km south of it | 7,007 | 16 |
Also within reach
Of the 158 within 15 km, look for 2 castles, 2 art galleries and a historic house.
Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandEdinburgh Castle3.2 km away2
Big drawArt galleryNational Gallery3.3 km away · 661K visitors a year (2021)3
Historic housePalace of Holyroodhouse3.2 km away4
MuseumNational Museum of Scotland2.7 km away5
CathedralSt Giles' Cathedral3 km away6
Art galleryScottish National Portrait Gallery3.7 km away · 313K visitors a year (2015)7
Abbey or prioryHolyrood Abbey3.3 km away8
Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandCraigmillar Castle2.1 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Planning a visit to Cockburn Geological Museum
Where is Cockburn Geological Museum?
Cockburn Geological Museum is in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, inside the town’s locality.
What is Cockburn Geological Museum?
Museum in Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom.
When is the best time to visit Cockburn Geological Museum?
June to August are the warmest months in Edinburgh, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Cockburn Geological Museum?
Within 15 km: Edinburgh Castle (3.2 km), National Gallery (3.3 km), Palace of Holyroodhouse (3.2 km) and National Museum of Scotland (2.7 km).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the NRS 2022 locality (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (8)
- Edinburgh Castle: Stephencdickson, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Gallery: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Palace of Holyroodhouse: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Museum of Scotland: Maccoinnich~commonswiki, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Giles' Cathedral: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Scottish National Portrait Gallery: Original uploader was Maccoinnich at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Holyrood Abbey: Enric, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Craigmillar Castle: Photograph by Stuart Yeates, from en:Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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