The Lighthouse
This is The Lighthouse, an art gallery in Glasgow. There are 53 other places to visit inside 5 km. It is on the official list as a category A listed building.
Art gallery in Glasgow
Inside Glasgow
The Lighthouse is inside Glasgow’s locality, with 53 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Category A listed building
On the official list of protected heritage; Glasgow has 1,795 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
The seasons here
From June to August, Glasgow sees highs of 18–19°C.
The Lighthouse
Articles on it exist in 7 languages. Top of the list nearby is Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, 2.4 km away.
- Type
- Art gallery
- Listed
- Category A listed building
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 7 languages
- Town
- in Glasgow
- Official site
- thelighthouse.co.uk
The area around The Lighthouse
The map centres on The Lighthouse, in orange, with nearby places numbered.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Glasgow’s locality. · NRS locality 2022
Towns a short way from The Lighthouse
The largest of the 4 towns is Glasgow, with 617,904 people. These are the towns that list it, beginning with its own.
Glasgow
Rutherglen
Bishopbriggs
Cambuslang
Compare the 4 towns
| Town | Where The Lighthouse is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glasgow | It’s in town | 617,904 | 101 |
| Rutherglen | 2.7 km southeast of it | 31,185 | 51 |
| Bishopbriggs | 4.3 km northeast of it | 23,759 | 39 |
| Cambuslang | 4.9 km southeast of it | 33,250 | 35 |
Other places close by
Among the 104 within 15 km are 4 museums, 3 cathedrals and an art gallery.
Big drawMuseumKelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum2.4 km away · 1M visitors a year2
MuseumGlasgow School of Art900 m away3
Big drawArt galleryGallery of Modern Art200 m away · 596K visitors a year4
CathedralGlasgow Cathedral1.4 km away5
CathedralSt Andrew's Cathedral500 m away6
Big drawMuseumRiverside Museum3.2 km away · 1.1M visitors a year (2015)7
MuseumPeople's Palace1.5 km away · 290K visitors a year8CathedralCathedralSt Mary's Cathedral2 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Quick answers on The Lighthouse
Where is The Lighthouse?
The Lighthouse is in Glasgow, Glasgow City, inside the town’s locality.
What is The Lighthouse?
Art gallery.
When is the best time to visit The Lighthouse?
June to August are the warmest months in Glasgow, with afternoon highs of 18–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is The Lighthouse a listed building?
Yes: category A listed building.
What else is there to see near The Lighthouse?
Within 15 km: Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum (2.4 km), Glasgow School of Art (900 m), Gallery of Modern Art (200 m) and Glasgow Cathedral (1.4 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
- Glasgow School of Art: Stinglehammer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gallery of Modern Art: BrainiacBlink, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glasgow Cathedral: Bewahrerderwerte, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Andrew's Cathedral: Michal Klajban, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Riverside Museum: Cutkiller2018, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- People's Palace: Emmi Hakka, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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