Dunoon is located in the county of Argyll and Bute, Scotland, four miles west of the town of Gourock, 28 miles west of the major city of Glasgow, 67 miles west of Edinburgh, 318 miles north of Cardiff, and 364 miles north-west of London. Dunoon lies two miles north-west of the Renfrewshire border, and was historically in the county of Argyllshire. Dunoon falls within the unitary authority of Argyll and Bute. It is in the PA23 postcode district. The post town for Dunoon is Dunoon.
Dunoon is in the ceremonial county of Argyll and Bute, the historic county of Argyllshire, and the administrative county of Argyll and Bute.
Ceremonial County | Argyll and Bute |
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Historic County | Argyllshire |
Administrative County | Argyll and Bute |
Dunoon is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Argyll and Bute, and towards the easternmost extremity of Argyll and Bute.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Dunoon is PA23 7RD.
Dunoon is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the PA23 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the PA23 postcode district.
The post town for Dunoon is Dunoon. Dunoon is in the PA23 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Dunoon.
The centre of Dunoon is located at position 55.95439° latitude and -4.92799° longitude.
Latitude | 55.95439° |
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Longitude | -4.92799° |
The centre of Dunoon is located at the grid reference easting 217295 and northing 677357 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 217295 |
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Northing | 677357 |
Position of Dunoon relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Dunoon to the centre of the town.
Position of Dunoon relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Dunoon to the centre of the city.