Moniaive is located in the county of Dumfries, Scotland, 12 miles south of the town of Sanquhar, 45 miles north-west of the major city of Carlisle, 60 miles south-west of Edinburgh, 259 miles north of Cardiff, and 299 miles north-west of London. Moniaive lies three miles north-east of the The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright border, and was historically in the county of Dumfriesshire. Moniaive falls within the unitary authority of Dumfries and Galloway. It is in the DG3 postcode district. The post town for Moniaive is Thornhill.
Moniaive is in the ceremonial county of Dumfries, the historic county of Dumfriesshire, and the administrative county of Dumfries and Galloway.
Ceremonial County | Dumfries |
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Historic County | Dumfriesshire |
Administrative County | Dumfries and Galloway |
Moniaive is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Dumfries, and towards the westernmost extremity of Dumfries.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Moniaive is DG3 4HN.
Moniaive is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the DG3 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the DG3 postcode district.
The post town for Moniaive is Thornhill. Moniaive is in the DG3 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Thornhill.
The centre of Moniaive is located at position 55.19735° latitude and -3.92038° longitude.
Latitude | 55.19735° |
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Longitude | -3.92038° |
The centre of Moniaive is located at the grid reference easting 277862 and northing 590915 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 277862 |
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Northing | 590915 |
Position of Moniaive relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Moniaive to the centre of the town.
Position of Moniaive relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Moniaive to the centre of the city.