Collin is located in the county of Dumfries, Scotland, three miles east of the town of Dumfries, 26 miles north-west of the major city of Carlisle, 63 miles south of Edinburgh, 249 miles north of Cardiff, and 283 miles north-west of London. Collin lies six miles east of the The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright border, and was historically in the county of Dumfriesshire. Collin falls within the unitary authority of Dumfries and Galloway. It is in the DG1 postcode district. The post town for Collin is Dumfries.
Collin is in the ceremonial county of Dumfries, the historic county of Dumfriesshire, and the administrative county of Dumfries and Galloway.
Ceremonial County | Dumfries |
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Historic County | Dumfriesshire |
Administrative County | Dumfries and Galloway |
Collin is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Dumfries, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Dumfries.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Collin is DG1 4JE.
Collin is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the DG1 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the DG1 postcode district.
The post town for Collin is Dumfries. Collin is in the DG1 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Dumfries.
The centre of Collin is located at position 55.06879° latitude and -3.52399° longitude.
Latitude | 55.06879° |
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Longitude | -3.52399° |
The centre of Collin is located at the grid reference easting 302779 and northing 575987 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 302779 |
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Northing | 575987 |
Position of Collin relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Collin to the centre of the town.
Position of Collin relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Collin to the centre of the city.