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  1. Burntisland

Where is Burntisland?

Burntisland is located in the county of Fife, Scotland, two miles west of the town of Kinghorn, 29 miles south of the major city of Dundee, eight miles north of Edinburgh, 317 miles north of Cardiff, and 339 miles north of London. Burntisland lies four miles north of the City of Edinburgh border. Burntisland falls within the unitary authority of Fife. It is in the KY3 postcode district. The post town for Burntisland is Burntisland.

Burntisland on a map

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

Which county is Burntisland in?

Burntisland is in the ceremonial county of Fife, the historic county of Fife, and the administrative county of Fife.

Ceremonial CountyFife
Historic CountyFife
Administrative CountyFife

Where is Burntisland in Fife?

Burntisland is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Fife, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Fife.

Map showing location of Burntisland within Fife
Location of Burntisland within Fife

What is the postcode for Burntisland?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Burntisland is KY3 9AR.

Where is Burntisland in KY3?

Burntisland is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the KY3 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the KY3 postcode district.

Map showing location of Burntisland within KY3
Location of Burntisland within KY3

What is the post town for Burntisland?

The post town for Burntisland is Burntisland. Burntisland is in the KY3 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Burntisland.

What is the latitude and longitude of Burntisland?

The centre of Burntisland is located at position 56.05923° latitude and -3.23394° longitude.

Latitude56.05923°
Longitude-3.23394°

What is the easting and northing of Burntisland?

The centre of Burntisland is located at the grid reference easting 323258 and northing 685840 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting323258
Northing685840

What are the nearest towns to Burntisland?

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

west
2m
Burntisland is 2 miles west of Kinghorn
south-west
4m
Burntisland is 4 miles south-west of Kirkcaldy
south-east
6m
Burntisland is 6 miles south-east of Cowdenbeath
south-east
6m
Burntisland is 6 miles south-east of Lochgelly
east
7m
Burntisland is 7 miles east of Inverkeithing
north-east
8m
Burntisland is 8 miles north-east of Queensferry
south
10m
Burntisland is 10 miles south of Glenrothes
south
10m
Burntisland is 10 miles south of Leslie
south
11m
Burntisland is 11 miles south of Markinch
north-west
11m
Burntisland is 11 miles north-west of Musselburgh

What are the nearest cities to Burntisland?

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

north
8m
Burntisland is 8 miles north of Edinburgh
east
9m
Burntisland is 9 miles east of Dunfermline
south
25m
Burntisland is 25 miles south of Perth
east
27m
Burntisland is 27 miles east of Stirling
south
29m
Burntisland is 29 miles south of Dundee
east
41m
Burntisland is 41 miles east of Glasgow
north
82m
Burntisland is 82 miles north of Carlisle
south-west
87m
Burntisland is 87 miles south-west of Aberdeen
north-west
98m
Burntisland is 98 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne
south
105m
Burntisland is 105 miles south of Inverness

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