Dardanelles
Head 500 m west of Whitburn for Dardanelles, a historic site. Around it, within 15 km, lie 20 more places, Linlithgow Palace (15 km) first on our list.
Historic site near Whitburn
Just outside Whitburn
Dardanelles is 500 m west of Whitburn. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Weather, month by month
Highs in Whitburn reach 18–19°C in July and August.
Dardanelles
Historic site.
- Type
- Historic site
- Town
- 500 m west of Whitburn
Map of Dardanelles and nearby
Find Dardanelles in orange; each number is a place listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022
Bases for a visit
The largest of the 5 towns is Bathgate, with 22,229 people. The towns are in order of distance, its own town first.
Whitburn
Harthill
Armadale
Fauldhouse
Compare the 5 towns
| Town | Where Dardanelles is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitburn | 500 m east of it | 11,772 | 5 |
| Harthill | 1.1 km west of it | 2,613 | 5 |
| Armadale | 2.4 km north of it | 12,590 | 6 |
| Fauldhouse | 3.6 km south of it | 4,587 | 4 |
| Bathgate | 4.2 km northeast of it | 22,229 | 10 |
Beyond Dardanelles
Nearby, 20 places within 15 km include 3 museums, a palace and a heritage railway.
PalaceLinlithgow Palace15 km away2
MuseumCallendar House15 km away3Heritage railwayHeritage railwayAlmond Valley Light Railway11 km away4ZooZooFive Sisters Zoo9.9 km away5MuseumMuseumMuseum of the Scottish Shale Oil Industry11 km away6
CastleAlmond Castle13 km away7Historic siteHistoric site · Historic Environment ScotlandCairnpapple Hill9.3 km away8MuseumMuseumBennie Museum6.4 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Dardanelles, answered
Where is Dardanelles?
Dardanelles is 500 m west of Whitburn, West Lothian.
What is Dardanelles?
Historic site.
When is the best time to visit Dardanelles?
July and August are the warmest months in Whitburn, with afternoon highs of 18–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Dardanelles?
Within 15 km: Linlithgow Palace (15 km), Callendar House (15 km), Almond Valley Light Railway (11 km) and Five Sisters Zoo (9.9 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 (3)
- Linlithgow Palace: Alex Sanz, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Callendar House: John Lord, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Almond Castle: Rob Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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