Garnkirk is located in the county of Lanarkshire, Scotland, four miles south-east of the town of Kirkintilloch, five miles east of the major city of Glasgow, 36 miles west of Edinburgh, 308 miles north of Cardiff, and 344 miles north-west of London. Garnkirk lies just north-east of the City of Glasgow border. Garnkirk falls within the unitary authority of North Lanarkshire. It is in the G69 postcode district. The post town for Garnkirk is Glasgow.
Garnkirk is in the ceremonial county of Lanarkshire, the historic county of Lanarkshire, and the administrative county of North Lanarkshire.
Ceremonial County | Lanarkshire |
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Historic County | Lanarkshire |
Administrative County | North Lanarkshire |
Garnkirk is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Lanarkshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Lanarkshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Garnkirk is G69 9HZ.
Garnkirk is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the G69 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the G69 postcode district.
The post town for Garnkirk is Glasgow. Garnkirk is in the G69 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Glasgow.
The centre of Garnkirk is located at position 55.8927° latitude and -4.11742° longitude.
Latitude | 55.8927° |
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Longitude | -4.11742° |
The centre of Garnkirk is located at the grid reference easting 267681 and northing 668645 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 267681 |
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Northing | 668645 |
Position of Garnkirk relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Garnkirk to the centre of the town.
Position of Garnkirk relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Garnkirk to the centre of the city.