Hillhead is located in the county of Ayrshire and Arran, Scotland, five miles east of the town of Ayr, 31 miles south of the major city of Glasgow, 62 miles south-west of Edinburgh, 280 miles north of Cardiff, and 326 miles north-west of London. Hillhead was historically in the county of Ayrshire. Hillhead falls within the unitary authority of South Ayrshire. It is in the KA6 postcode district. The post town for Hillhead is Ayr.
Hillhead is in the ceremonial county of Ayrshire and Arran, the historic county of Ayrshire, and the administrative county of South Ayrshire.
Ceremonial County | Ayrshire and Arran |
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Historic County | Ayrshire |
Administrative County | South Ayrshire |
Hillhead is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Ayrshire and Arran, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Ayrshire and Arran.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Hillhead is KA6 6JX.
Hillhead is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the KA6 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the KA6 postcode district.
The post town for Hillhead is Ayr. Hillhead is in the KA6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Ayr.
The centre of Hillhead is located at position 55.44605° latitude and -4.4983° longitude.
Latitude | 55.44605° |
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Longitude | -4.4983° |
The centre of Hillhead is located at the grid reference easting 242077 and northing 619747 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 242077 |
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Northing | 619747 |
Position of Hillhead relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Hillhead to the centre of the town.
Position of Hillhead relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Hillhead to the centre of the city.