Carn Towan is located in the county of Cornwall, South West England, three miles south of the town of St Just, 71 miles west of the major city of Plymouth, 146 miles south-west of Cardiff, and 263 miles west of London. Carn Towan falls within the unitary authority of Cornwall. It is in the TR19 postcode district. The post town for Carn Towan is Penzance.
Carn Towan is in the ceremonial county of Cornwall, the historic county of Cornwall, and the administrative county of Cornwall.
Ceremonial County | Cornwall |
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Historic County | Cornwall |
Administrative County | Cornwall |
Carn Towan is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Cornwall, and towards the westernmost extremity of Cornwall.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Carn Towan is TR19 7AX.
Carn Towan is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the TR19 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the TR19 postcode district.
The post town for Carn Towan is Penzance. Carn Towan is in the TR19 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Penzance.
The centre of Carn Towan is located at position 50.08224° latitude and -5.68955° longitude.
Latitude | 50.08224° |
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Longitude | -5.68955° |
The centre of Carn Towan is located at the grid reference easting 136153 and northing 26760 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 136153 |
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Northing | 26760 |
Position of Carn Towan relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Carn Towan to the centre of the town.
Position of Carn Towan relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Carn Towan to the centre of the city.