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Where is Appin?

Appin is located in the county of Argyll and Bute, Scotland, 11 miles north-east of the town of Oban, 65 miles north-west of the major city of Glasgow, 94 miles north-west of Edinburgh, 362 miles north of Cardiff, and 408 miles north-west of London. Appin lies three miles south-west of the Inverness border, and was historically in the county of Argyllshire. Appin falls within the unitary authority of Argyll and Bute. It is in the PA38 postcode district. The post town for Appin is Appin.

Appin on a map

Map showing extent of Appin as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Appin
Map showing location of Appin within the UK
Location of Appin within the UK

Which county is Appin in?

Appin is in the ceremonial county of Argyll and Bute, the historic county of Argyllshire, and the administrative county of Argyll and Bute.

Ceremonial CountyArgyll and Bute
Historic CountyArgyllshire
Administrative CountyArgyll and Bute

Where is Appin in Argyll and Bute?

Appin is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Argyll and Bute, and towards the easternmost extremity of Argyll and Bute.

Map showing location of Appin within Argyll and Bute
Location of Appin within Argyll and Bute

What is the postcode for Appin?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Appin is PA38 4DB.

Where is Appin in PA38?

Appin is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the PA38 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the PA38 postcode district.

Map showing location of Appin within PA38
Location of Appin within PA38

What is the post town for Appin?

The post town for Appin is Appin. Appin is in the PA38 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Appin.

What is the latitude and longitude of Appin?

The centre of Appin is located at position 56.56244° latitude and -5.35974° longitude.

Latitude56.56244°
Longitude-5.35974°

What is the easting and northing of Appin?

The centre of Appin is located at the grid reference easting 193653 and northing 746218 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting193653
Northing746218

What are the nearest towns to Appin?

Position of Appin relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Appin to the centre of the town.

north-east
11m
Appin is 11 miles north-east of Oban
south-west
20m
Appin is 20 miles south-west of Fort William
north-west
25m
Appin is 25 miles north-west of Inveraray
east
27m
Appin is 27 miles east of Tobermory
north
36m
Appin is 36 miles north of Lochgilphead
north
45m
Appin is 45 miles north of Dunoon
north-west
46m
Appin is 46 miles north-west of Helensburgh
north-west
47m
Appin is 47 miles north-west of Gourock
north-west
48m
Appin is 48 miles north-west of Greenock
north-west
49m
Appin is 49 miles north-west of Callander

What are the nearest cities to Appin?

Position of Appin relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Appin to the centre of the city.

north-west
63m
Appin is 63 miles north-west of Stirling
north-west
65m
Appin is 65 miles north-west of Glasgow
west
74m
Appin is 74 miles west of Perth
south-west
77m
Appin is 77 miles south-west of Inverness
north-west
80m
Appin is 80 miles north-west of Dunfermline
west
92m
Appin is 92 miles west of Dundee
north-west
94m
Appin is 94 miles north-west of Edinburgh
west
130m
Appin is 130 miles west of Aberdeen
north-west
149m
Appin is 149 miles north-west of Carlisle
north-west
183m
Appin is 183 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne