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Where is Dundee?

Dundee is located in the county of City of Dundee, Scotland, two miles north-west of the town of Newport-on-Tay, 36 miles north of Edinburgh, 344 miles north of Cardiff, and 361 miles north of London. Dundee lies two miles north of the Fife border, and was historically in the county of Dundee. Dundee falls within the unitary authority of Dundee City. It is in the DD1 postcode district. The post town for Dundee is Dundee.

Dundee on a map

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

Which county is Dundee in?

Dundee is in the ceremonial county of City of Dundee, the historic county of Dundee, and the administrative county of Dundee City.

Ceremonial CountyCity of Dundee
Historic CountyDundee
Administrative CountyDundee City

Where is Dundee in City of Dundee?

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

Map showing location of Dundee within City of Dundee
Location of Dundee within City of Dundee

What is the postcode for Dundee?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Dundee is DD1 4EH.

Where is Dundee in DD1?

Dundee is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the DD1 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the DD1 postcode district.

Map showing location of Dundee within DD1
Location of Dundee within DD1

What is the post town for Dundee?

The post town for Dundee is Dundee. Dundee is in the DD1 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Dundee.

What is the latitude and longitude of Dundee?

The centre of Dundee is located at position 56.4584° latitude and -2.97368° longitude.

Latitude56.4584°
Longitude-2.97368°

What is the easting and northing of Dundee?

The centre of Dundee is located at the grid reference easting 340093 and northing 730009 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting340093
Northing730009

What are the nearest towns to Dundee?

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

north-west
2m
Dundee is 2 miles north-west of Newport-on-Tay
west
4m
Dundee is 4 miles west of Tayport
west
4m
Dundee is 4 miles west of Broughty Ferry
west
6m
Dundee is 6 miles west of Monifieth
north
10m
Dundee is 10 miles north of Cupar
west
11m
Dundee is 11 miles west of Carnoustie
north-west
11m
Dundee is 11 miles north-west of St Andrews
north-east
13m
Dundee is 13 miles north-east of Newburgh
south-east
13m
Dundee is 13 miles south-east of Coupar Angus
south
13m
Dundee is 13 miles south of Forfar

What are the nearest cities to Dundee?

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

east
18m
Dundee is 18 miles east of Perth
north-east
33m
Dundee is 33 miles north-east of Dunfermline
north
36m
Dundee is 36 miles north of Edinburgh
north-east
44m
Dundee is 44 miles north-east of Stirling
south-west
58m
Dundee is 58 miles south-west of Aberdeen
north-east
64m
Dundee is 64 miles north-east of Glasgow
south-east
85m
Dundee is 85 miles south-east of Inverness
north
108m
Dundee is 108 miles north of Carlisle
north-west
115m
Dundee is 115 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne
north-west
124m
Dundee is 124 miles north-west of Sunderland