Thurso, Scotland: tourism, information and visitor reviews
Thurso is situated in Scotland (part of Great Britain), in the Highland region.
Geographical information
Place name: Thurso
Main Region: Highland
Country: Scotland
Latitude: 58.59271 South (58°35'33"N)
Longitude: -3.52594 West (3°31'33"W)
Altitude: 22 metres above sea-level
Population: 7492 (most recent estimate only)
Distance from Thurso to other selected towns in Scotland
Distances are 'as the crow flies' not driving distances!
- distance from Glasgow: 306 km
- distance from Edinburgh: 294 km
- distance from Aberdeen: 182 km
- distance from Dundee: 235 km
- distance from East Kilbride: 317 km
- distance from Paisley: 312 km
- distance from Livingston: 299 km
- distance from Cumbernauld: 296 km
- distance from Hamilton: 316 km
- distance from Kirkcaldy: 277 km
Find driving distances to Thurso from all destinations in Scotland at Europe driving distances
More places in the same region
We have located 2 other place(s) listed nearby (within 10 kilometres of Thurso):
Tourism and sports
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Coastal
Coastal highlights close to Thurso.
Holborn Head (Cape) (3 km)Spear Head (Cape) (3 km)
Head of Man (Cape) (9 km)
Briga Head (Cape) (10 km)
Sandside Head (Cape) (16 km)
Monuments
Selected monuments in or near Thurso (not a comprehensive list,
we are always adding additional monuments).
Barrock House (Estate) (18 km)
Dirlot Castle (Ruin) (23 km)
Natural highlights
Natural highlights such as lakes, forests and mountains close to Thurso.
Thurso Bay (Bay) (3 km)Dunnet Bay (Bay) (8 km)
Brims Ness (Point) (9 km)
Loch Calder (Lake) (9 km)
Loch Saorach (Lake) (10 km)
Dunnet Head (Point) (11 km)
Loch Scarmclate (Lake) (12 km)
Loch Olginey (Lake) (12 km)
Loch Thormaid (Lake) (12 km)
Loch Shurrery (Lake) (14 km)
Brough Bay (Bay) (14 km)
Loch Heilen (Lake) (14 km)
Isauld Point (Point) (14 km)
Sandside Bay (Bay) (15 km)
Skarfskerry Point (Point) (15 km)
Loch Watten (Lake) (17 km)
Tang Head (Point) (17 km)
Loch Scye (Lake) (17 km)
Beinn nam Bad Mor (Hill) (18 km)
Loch of Toftingall (Lake) (18 km)
Red Point (Point) (18 km)
Loch Caluim (Lake) (18 km)
Mey Bay (Bay) (19 km)
Loch Tuim Ghlais (Lake) (21 km)
Loch na Seilge (Lake) (21 km)
Loch Akran (Lake) (21 km)
Scotland Haven (Bay) (21 km)
Caol Loch (Lake) (21 km)
Saint Johns Point (Point) (21 km)
Lochan Ealach Beag (Lake) (23 km)
Transport
Railway stations identified as being in or close to Thurso.
Thurso Railway Station (0 km)Georgemas Junction Railway Station (10 km)
Scotscalder Railway Station (12 km)
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