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Harthill
Scotlandvillage
Harthill
Total population
3,707
Demographic figures from UK Office for National Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Harthill is a rural village split between North Lanarkshire and West Lothian in Scotland, with most of the village in North Lanarkshire. It is located about halfway between Glasgow, 21 miles to the west, and Edinburgh, 25 miles (40 km) to the east. It lies on the River Almond about 2+1⁄2 miles (4 km) west of the small town of Whitburn. The closest major towns are Bathgate, 6 miles (9.7 km) away, and Livingston, 10 miles (16 km) away. Major towns within North Lanarkshire, such as Wishaw, Airdrie, Motherwell, Coatbridge and Bellshill are all around 10 to 15 miles to the west. The M8 motorway bypasses the village as does the village's service station.
Read more on WikipediaHistory & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Common Wood-PigeonColumba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves2,693
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves2,311
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves2,304
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves2,040
- European RobinErithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves2,014
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves1,736
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves1,651
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves1,462
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 3.5 — 2026-04-1642 km WNW of Comrie, United Kingdom
- M 3.9 — 2025-10-2029 km NW of Comrie, United Kingdom
- M 2.5 — 2018-08-301 km ENE of Gourock, United Kingdom
- M 3.6 — 2006-12-262 km NW of Dumfries, United Kingdom
- M 2.5 — 2005-12-313 km WSW of Auchterarder, United Kingdom
- M 2.5 — 2003-06-2012 km NNW of Balfron, United Kingdom
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in Scotland
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Harthill
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Events
Gallery
Official Identifiers
ONS — UK Office for National Statistics
- ONS code
- osgb4000000074557204
- Local type
- Village
- Region
- Scotland
api.postcodes.io / OS Open Names
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • ONS / OS Open Names — UK official place gazetteer, via api.postcodes.io (OS code, local type, county/unitary, district/borough, region)
- • ONS — UK Office for National Statistics — api.postcodes.io / OS Open Names