Scottish Owl Centre
Scottish Owl Centre is a zoo; it lies 500 m west of Whitburn. Around it, within 15 km, lie 21 more places, Linlithgow Palace (15 km) first on our list.
Zoo near Whitburn
Just outside Whitburn
Scottish Owl Centre is 500 m west of Whitburn. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Which month to go
In Whitburn, July and August are the warmest, at 18–19°C in the afternoon.
Scottish Owl Centre
Zoo.
- Type
- Zoo
- Town
- 500 m west of Whitburn
- Official site
- scottishowlcentre.com
Scottish Owl Centre and what surrounds it
Orange: Scottish Owl Centre.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · Numbers: the places near it, as listed below. · NRS locality 2022
Where to base yourself
The most populous of the 5 is Bathgate, at 22,229. The towns whose pages list it: the one it is in, those within 5 km of it, then larger towns further out.
Whitburn
Harthill
Armadale
Fauldhouse
Compare the 5 towns
| Town | Where Scottish Owl Centre 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 | 2.3 km north of it | 12,590 | 6 |
| Fauldhouse | 3.6 km south of it | 4,587 | 4 |
| Bathgate | 4.1 km northeast of it | 22,229 | 10 |
Each has its own grades, prices and things to do.
While you are near Scottish Owl Centre
There are 21 within 15 km, 3 museums, a palace and a heritage railway among them.
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.
Questions people have about Scottish Owl Centre
Where is Scottish Owl Centre?
Scottish Owl Centre is 500 m west of Whitburn, West Lothian.
What is Scottish Owl Centre?
Zoo.
When is the best time to visit Scottish Owl Centre?
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 Scottish Owl Centre?
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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