Islesteps is located in the county of Dumfries, Scotland, two miles south of the town of Dumfries, 29 miles west of the major city of Carlisle, 65 miles south of Edinburgh, 247 miles north of Cardiff, and 283 miles north-west of London. Islesteps lies two miles east of the The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright border, and was historically in the county of Kirkcudbrightshire. Islesteps falls within the unitary authority of Dumfries and Galloway. It is in the DG2 postcode district. The post town for Islesteps is Dumfries.
Islesteps is in the ceremonial county of Dumfries, the historic county of Kirkcudbrightshire, and the administrative county of Dumfries and Galloway.
Ceremonial County | Dumfries |
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Historic County | Kirkcudbrightshire |
Administrative County | Dumfries and Galloway |
Islesteps is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Dumfries, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Dumfries.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Islesteps is DG2 8ES.
Islesteps is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the DG2 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the DG2 postcode district.
The post town for Islesteps is Dumfries. Islesteps is in the DG2 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Dumfries.
The centre of Islesteps is located at position 55.03946° latitude and -3.62079° longitude.
Latitude | 55.03946° |
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Longitude | -3.62079° |
The centre of Islesteps is located at the grid reference easting 296522 and northing 572861 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 296522 |
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Northing | 572861 |
Position of Islesteps relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Islesteps to the centre of the town.
Position of Islesteps relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Islesteps to the centre of the city.