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Where is Penpont?

Penpont is located in the county of Dumfries, Scotland, ten miles south-east of the town of Sanquhar, 42 miles north-west of the major city of Carlisle, 56 miles south-west of Edinburgh, 261 miles north of Cardiff, and 299 miles north-west of London. Penpont lies seven miles south of the Lanarkshire border, and was historically in the county of Dumfriesshire. Penpont falls within the unitary authority of Dumfries and Galloway. It is in the DG3 postcode district. The post town for Penpont is Thornhill.

Penpont on a map

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

Which county is Penpont in?

Penpont is in the ceremonial county of Dumfries, the historic county of Dumfriesshire, and the administrative county of Dumfries and Galloway.

Ceremonial CountyDumfries
Historic CountyDumfriesshire
Administrative CountyDumfries and Galloway

Where is Penpont in Dumfries?

Penpont is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Dumfries, and towards the westernmost extremity of Dumfries.

Map showing location of Penpont within Dumfries
Location of Penpont within Dumfries

What is the postcode for Penpont?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Penpont is DG3 4BZ.

Where is Penpont in DG3?

Penpont is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the DG3 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the DG3 postcode district.

Map showing location of Penpont within DG3
Location of Penpont within DG3

What is the post town for Penpont?

The post town for Penpont is Thornhill. Penpont is in the DG3 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Thornhill.

What is the latitude and longitude of Penpont?

The centre of Penpont is located at position 55.23177° latitude and -3.81422° longitude.

Latitude55.23177°
Longitude-3.81422°

What is the easting and northing of Penpont?

The centre of Penpont is located at the grid reference easting 284719 and northing 594563 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting284719
Northing594563

What are the nearest towns to Penpont?

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

south-east
10m
Penpont is 10 miles south-east of Sanquhar
north-west
14m
Penpont is 14 miles north-west of Dumfries
south-west
16m
Penpont is 16 miles south-west of Moffat
north-west
16m
Penpont is 16 miles north-west of Lochmaben
north-east
17m
Penpont is 17 miles north-east of New Galloway
south-east
19m
Penpont is 19 miles south-east of New Cumnock
north-west
20m
Penpont is 20 miles north-west of Lockerbie
north
21m
Penpont is 21 miles north of Castle Douglas
north
21m
Penpont is 21 miles north of Dalbeattie
south-east
24m
Penpont is 24 miles south-east of Cumnock

What are the nearest cities to Penpont?

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

north-west
42m
Penpont is 42 miles north-west of Carlisle
south
47m
Penpont is 47 miles south of Glasgow
south-west
56m
Penpont is 56 miles south-west of Edinburgh
south
60m
Penpont is 60 miles south of Dunfermline
south
61m
Penpont is 61 miles south of Stirling
south
82m
Penpont is 82 miles south of Perth
west
89m
Penpont is 89 miles west of Newcastle upon Tyne
south
91m
Penpont is 91 miles south of Dundee
north-west
91m
Penpont is 91 miles north-west of Lancaster
west
94m
Penpont is 94 miles west of Durham