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Where is Douglas?

Douglas is located in the county of Lanarkshire, Scotland, nine miles south of the town of Lanark, 26 miles south-east of the major city of Glasgow, 38 miles south-west of Edinburgh, 283 miles north of Cardiff, and 318 miles north-west of London. Douglas lies four miles east of the Ayrshire and Arran border. Douglas falls within the unitary authority of South Lanarkshire. It is in the ML11 postcode district. The post town for Douglas is Lanark.

Douglas on a map

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

Which county is Douglas in?

Douglas is in the ceremonial county of Lanarkshire, the historic county of Lanarkshire, and the administrative county of South Lanarkshire.

Ceremonial CountyLanarkshire
Historic CountyLanarkshire
Administrative CountySouth Lanarkshire

Where is Douglas in Lanarkshire?

Douglas is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Lanarkshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Lanarkshire.

Map showing location of Douglas within Lanarkshire
Location of Douglas within Lanarkshire

What is the postcode for Douglas?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Douglas is ML11 0QN.

Where is Douglas in ML11?

Douglas is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the ML11 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the ML11 postcode district.

Map showing location of Douglas within ML11
Location of Douglas within ML11

What is the post town for Douglas?

The post town for Douglas is Lanark. Douglas is in the ML11 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Lanark.

What is the latitude and longitude of Douglas?

The centre of Douglas is located at position 55.55664° latitude and -3.84521° longitude.

Latitude55.55664°
Longitude-3.84521°

What is the easting and northing of Douglas?

The centre of Douglas is located at the grid reference easting 283706 and northing 630763 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting283706
Northing630763

What are the nearest towns to Douglas?

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

south
9m
Douglas is 9 miles south of Lanark
south
12m
Douglas is 12 miles south of Carluke
north
13m
Douglas is 13 miles north of Sanquhar
west
13m
Douglas is 13 miles west of Biggar
south
13m
Douglas is 13 miles south of Larkhall
south
15m
Douglas is 15 miles south of Wishaw
south-east
17m
Douglas is 17 miles south-east of Hamilton
south
17m
Douglas is 17 miles south of Motherwell
north-east
17m
Douglas is 17 miles north-east of New Cumnock
east
17m
Douglas is 17 miles east of Darvel

What are the nearest cities to Douglas?

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

south-east
26m
Douglas is 26 miles south-east of Glasgow
south-west
38m
Douglas is 38 miles south-west of Edinburgh
south-west
39m
Douglas is 39 miles south-west of Dunfermline
south
39m
Douglas is 39 miles south of Stirling
north-west
58m
Douglas is 58 miles north-west of Carlisle
south
60m
Douglas is 60 miles south of Perth
south-west
71m
Douglas is 71 miles south-west of Dundee
north-west
97m
Douglas is 97 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne
north-west
105m
Douglas is 105 miles north-west of Durham
north-west
107m
Douglas is 107 miles north-west of Sunderland