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Delve into Newport-On-Tay in United Kingdom
Newport-On-Tay in the region of Scotland with its 4,203 residents is located in United Kingdom - some 359 mi or ( 578 km ) North of London , the country's capital .
Local time in Newport-On-Tay is now 08:44 AM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/London " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Strathkinness, Stirling, Sheffield, St Andrews, and Perth. While being here, you might want to check out Strathkinness . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Newport-On-Tay ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Tay Road Bridge
Driving up the A92 over the Tay Road Bridge northbound, and the same again southbound. ..
syt golf - Bobby Jones travels to Scotland
Bobby Jones 1902 -1971 This excerpt from his series on "How I Play Golf" SYT Golf's journey to find simplest way to think about a golf swing began - by seeking BASIC understanding of Bobby Jones thoug ..
'Fairytale in My Town' (Prelude)
....a moment in time! Adapted from - FAIRYTALE OF NEW YORK by The Pogues and Kirsty McCall The song takes the form of a drunken man's Christmas Eve reverie about holidays past while sleeping off a bin ..
Dundee's High Rise Flats Coming Down
Alexander Street high rise flats being demolished. Filmed from City Quay, 31/7/11. ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Woodhaven, Fife
Woodhaven used to be a small village between Newport-on-Tay and Wormit in Fife, Scotland but over the years due to expansion of both these villages it is now just the name for a harbour. During World War II there was a flying boat station at Woodhaven operating four PBY5 Catalina aircraft manned by Flight A of 333 Squadron Royal Norwegian Air Force. The Norwegian personnel were based at RAF Lechuars along with their colleagues in Flight B who flew land based Mosquito aircraft.
Located at 56.43 -2.95 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tay Road Bridge
The Tay Road Bridge is a bridge across the Firth of Tay from Newport-on-Tay in Fife to Dundee in Scotland. At around 2,250 metres, it is one of the longest road bridges in Europe, and slopes gradually downward towards Dundee. In 2002, a Tay FM competition to find a slogan for the bridge was abandoned after the slogan with the most votes - “It’s all downhill to Dundee” was deemed unsuitable.
Located at 56.45 -2.95 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Radio Tay
Radio Tay is a division of Bauer Radio which broadcasts two Independent Local Radio stations throughout Tayside and northeast Fife in Scotland. Tayside Sound Limited was incorporated on 27 April 1979 to set up a radio station in accordance with the regulatory body, Independent Broadcasting Authority. Radio Tay commenced broadcasting on Friday 17 October 1980 from the Angus transmitter near Dundee. A relay transmitter in Perth began carrying Radio Tay programming five weeks later.
Located at 56.45 -2.97 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
RRS Discovery
RRS Discovery was the last traditional wooden three-masted ship to be built in Britain. Designed for Antarctic research, she was launched as a Royal Research Ship (RRS) in 1901. Her first mission was the British National Antarctic Expedition, carrying Robert Falcon Scott and Ernest Shackleton on their first, successful journey to the Antarctic, known as the Discovery Expedition. She is now the centrepiece of visitor attraction in her home, Dundee.
Located at 56.46 -2.97 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
HMS Unicorn (1824)
HMS Unicorn and her near-sister ship, HMS Trincomalee, are surviving sailing frigates of the successful Leda class, although the original design had been modified by the time that the Unicorn was built, to incorporate a circular stern and "small-timber" system of construction. Listed as part of the National Historic Fleet, Core Collection, Unicorn is now a museum ship in Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom. HMS Unicorn was built in peacetime at Chatham Dockyard, Kent and launched in 1824.
Located at 56.46 -2.96 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
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