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Where is Killywhan?

Killywhan is located in the county of The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright, Scotland, six miles north-east of the town of Dalbeattie, 33 miles west of the major city of Carlisle, 69 miles south of Edinburgh, 245 miles north of Cardiff, and 284 miles north-west of London. Killywhan lies just south-west of the Dumfries border, and was historically in the county of Kirkcudbrightshire. Killywhan falls within the unitary authority of Dumfries and Galloway. It is in the DG2 postcode district. The post town for Killywhan is Dumfries.

Killywhan on a map

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

Which county is Killywhan in?

Killywhan is in the ceremonial county of The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright, the historic county of Kirkcudbrightshire, and the administrative county of Dumfries and Galloway.

Ceremonial CountyThe Stewartry of Kirkcudbright
Historic CountyKirkcudbrightshire
Administrative CountyDumfries and Galloway

Where is Killywhan in The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright?

Killywhan is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright, and towards the easternmost extremity of The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright.

Map showing location of Killywhan within The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright
Location of Killywhan within The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright

What is the postcode for Killywhan?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Killywhan is DG2 8JH.

Where is Killywhan in DG2?

Killywhan is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the DG2 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the DG2 postcode district.

Map showing location of Killywhan within DG2
Location of Killywhan within DG2

What is the post town for Killywhan?

The post town for Killywhan is Dumfries. Killywhan is in the DG2 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Dumfries.

What is the latitude and longitude of Killywhan?

The centre of Killywhan is located at position 55.0069° latitude and -3.73965° longitude.

Latitude55.0069°
Longitude-3.73965°

What is the easting and northing of Killywhan?

The centre of Killywhan is located at the grid reference easting 288837 and northing 569422 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting288837
Northing569422

What are the nearest towns to Killywhan?

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

north-east
6m
Killywhan is 6 miles north-east of Dalbeattie
south-west
7m
Killywhan is 7 miles south-west of Dumfries
north-east
9m
Killywhan is 9 miles north-east of Castle Douglas
south-west
15m
Killywhan is 15 miles south-west of Lochmaben
east
17m
Killywhan is 17 miles east of New Galloway
north-west
17m
Killywhan is 17 miles north-west of Silloth
north-east
17m
Killywhan is 17 miles north-east of Kirkcudbright
south-west
17m
Killywhan is 17 miles south-west of Lockerbie
west
19m
Killywhan is 19 miles west of Annan
north-east
20m
Killywhan is 20 miles north-east of Gatehouse of Fleet

What are the nearest cities to Killywhan?

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

west
33m
Killywhan is 33 miles west of Carlisle
south
62m
Killywhan is 62 miles south of Glasgow
south
69m
Killywhan is 69 miles south of Edinburgh
south
74m
Killywhan is 74 miles south of Dunfermline
north-west
76m
Killywhan is 76 miles north-west of Lancaster
south
77m
Killywhan is 77 miles south of Stirling
west
85m
Killywhan is 85 miles west of Newcastle upon Tyne
west
87m
Killywhan is 87 miles west of Durham
west
94m
Killywhan is 94 miles west of Sunderland
north-west
96m
Killywhan is 96 miles north-west of Preston