Finnieston Crane
Finnieston Crane is an attraction you can visit in Glasgow. Its neighbours on our list number 55 within 5 km. Close by, Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum is 1.2 km away.
Attraction in Glasgow
Inside Glasgow
Finnieston Crane is inside Glasgow’s locality, with 55 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Choosing a month
The warmest afternoons in Glasgow run June to August, at 18–19°C.
Finnieston Crane
Attraction.
In Glasgow, inside the town’s locality.
- Type
- Attraction
- Town
- in Glasgow
Getting your bearings
The orange dot is Finnieston Crane; the numbers are the places near it, as listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Glasgow’s locality. · NRS locality 2022
Bases for a visit
In size, Glasgow comes first of the 3, with 617,904 people. Every town below has its own grades, prices and places to visit.
Compare the 3 towns
| Town | Where Finnieston Crane is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glasgow | It’s in town | 617,904 | 101 |
| Rutherglen | 4 km southeast of it | 31,185 | 51 |
| Giffnock | 5 km south of it | 11,963 | 25 |
Also within reach
Nearby, 97 places within 15 km include 4 museums, 3 cathedrals and an art gallery.
Big drawMuseumKelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum1.2 km away · 1M visitors a year2
Big drawMuseumRiverside Museum1.5 km away · 1.1M visitors a year (2015)3
MuseumGlasgow School of Art1.6 km away4
CathedralGlasgow Cathedral3.2 km away5
Big drawArt galleryGallery of Modern Art2 km away · 596K visitors a year6
CathedralSt Andrew's Cathedral2 km away7CathedralCathedralSt Mary's Cathedral1.8 km away8
MuseumGlasgow Science Centre600 m awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Finnieston Crane in questions
Where is Finnieston Crane?
Finnieston Crane is in Glasgow, Glasgow City, inside the town’s locality.
What is Finnieston Crane?
Attraction.
When is the best time to visit Finnieston Crane?
June to August are the warmest months in Glasgow, with afternoon highs of 18–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Finnieston Crane?
Within 15 km: Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum (1.2 km), Riverside Museum (1.5 km), Glasgow School of Art (1.6 km) and Glasgow Cathedral (3.2 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 (7)
- Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Riverside Museum: Cutkiller2018, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glasgow School of Art: Stinglehammer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glasgow Cathedral: Bewahrerderwerte, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gallery of Modern Art: BrainiacBlink, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Andrew's Cathedral: Michal Klajban, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glasgow Science Centre: Daniel from Glasgow, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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