Balvicar is located in the county of Argyll and Bute, Scotland, ten miles south-west of the town of Oban, 61 miles north-west of the major city of Glasgow, 97 miles west of Edinburgh, 347 miles north of Cardiff, and 399 miles north-west of London. Balvicar was historically in the county of Argyllshire. Balvicar falls within the unitary authority of Argyll and Bute. It is in the PA34 postcode district. The post town for Balvicar is Oban.
Balvicar is in the ceremonial county of Argyll and Bute, the historic county of Argyllshire, and the administrative county of Argyll and Bute.
Ceremonial County | Argyll and Bute |
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Historic County | Argyllshire |
Administrative County | Argyll and Bute |
Balvicar is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Argyll and Bute, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Argyll and Bute.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Balvicar is PA34 4TH.
Balvicar is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the PA34 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the PA34 postcode district.
The post town for Balvicar is Oban. Balvicar is in the PA34 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Oban.
The centre of Balvicar is located at position 56.29052° latitude and -5.61505° longitude.
Latitude | 56.29052° |
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Longitude | -5.61505° |
The centre of Balvicar is located at the grid reference easting 176380 and northing 716772 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 176380 |
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Northing | 716772 |
Position of Balvicar relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Balvicar to the centre of the town.
Position of Balvicar relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Balvicar to the centre of the city.