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Where is Machrihanish?

Machrihanish is located in the county of Argyll and Bute, Scotland, five miles west of the town of Campbeltown, 66 miles south-west of the major city of Glasgow, 106 miles west of Edinburgh, 292 miles north of Cardiff, and 355 miles north-west of London. Machrihanish was historically in the county of Argyllshire. Machrihanish falls within the unitary authority of Argyll and Bute. It is in the PA28 postcode district. The post town for Machrihanish is Campbeltown.

Machrihanish on a map

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

Which county is Machrihanish in?

Machrihanish is in the ceremonial county of Argyll and Bute, the historic county of Argyllshire, and the administrative county of Argyll and Bute.

Ceremonial CountyArgyll and Bute
Historic CountyArgyllshire
Administrative CountyArgyll and Bute

Where is Machrihanish in Argyll and Bute?

Machrihanish is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Argyll and Bute, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Argyll and Bute.

Map showing location of Machrihanish within Argyll and Bute
Location of Machrihanish within Argyll and Bute

What is the postcode for Machrihanish?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Machrihanish is PA28 6PY.

Where is Machrihanish in PA28?

Machrihanish is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the PA28 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the PA28 postcode district.

Map showing location of Machrihanish within PA28
Location of Machrihanish within PA28

What is the post town for Machrihanish?

The post town for Machrihanish is Campbeltown. Machrihanish is in the PA28 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Campbeltown.

What is the latitude and longitude of Machrihanish?

The centre of Machrihanish is located at position 55.42315° latitude and -5.73855° longitude.

Latitude55.42315°
Longitude-5.73855°

What is the easting and northing of Machrihanish?

The centre of Machrihanish is located at the grid reference easting 163525 and northing 620720 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting163525
Northing620720

What are the nearest towns to Machrihanish?

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

west
5m
Machrihanish is 5 miles west of Campbeltown
west
37m
Machrihanish is 37 miles west of Girvan
south-west
39m
Machrihanish is 39 miles south-west of Rothesay
south-west
39m
Machrihanish is 39 miles south-west of Millport
west
39m
Machrihanish is 39 miles west of Ardrossan
west
40m
Machrihanish is 40 miles west of Saltcoats
west
41m
Machrihanish is 41 miles west of Stevenston
west
42m
Machrihanish is 42 miles west of Maybole
south-west
43m
Machrihanish is 43 miles south-west of Largs
west
43m
Machrihanish is 43 miles west of Troon

What are the nearest cities to Machrihanish?

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

south-west
66m
Machrihanish is 66 miles south-west of Glasgow
south-west
85m
Machrihanish is 85 miles south-west of Stirling
south-west
99m
Machrihanish is 99 miles south-west of Dunfermline
west
106m
Machrihanish is 106 miles west of Edinburgh
south-west
112m
Machrihanish is 112 miles south-west of Perth
west
117m
Machrihanish is 117 miles west of Carlisle
south-west
129m
Machrihanish is 129 miles south-west of Dundee
north-west
151m
Machrihanish is 151 miles north-west of Lancaster
south-west
154m
Machrihanish is 154 miles south-west of Inverness
north
165m
Machrihanish is 165 miles north of Bangor