Port Ellen is located in the county of Argyll and Bute, Scotland, 27 miles north-west of the town of Campbeltown, 78 miles west of the major city of Glasgow, 119 miles west of Edinburgh, 313 miles north of Cardiff, and 378 miles north-west of London. Port Ellen was historically in the county of Argyllshire. Port Ellen falls within the unitary authority of Argyll and Bute. It is in the PA42 postcode district. The post town for Port Ellen is Isle of Islay.
Port Ellen is in the ceremonial county of Argyll and Bute, the historic county of Argyllshire, and the administrative county of Argyll and Bute.
Ceremonial County | Argyll and Bute |
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Historic County | Argyllshire |
Administrative County | Argyll and Bute |
Port Ellen is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Argyll and Bute, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Argyll and Bute.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Port Ellen is PA42 7AY.
Port Ellen is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the PA42 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the PA42 postcode district.
The post town for Port Ellen is Isle of Islay. Port Ellen is in the PA42 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Isle of Islay.
The centre of Port Ellen is located at position 55.62933° latitude and -6.18808° longitude.
Latitude | 55.62933° |
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Longitude | -6.18808° |
The centre of Port Ellen is located at the grid reference easting 136480 and northing 645266 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 136480 |
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Northing | 645266 |
Position of Port Ellen relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Port Ellen to the centre of the town.
Position of Port Ellen relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Port Ellen to the centre of the city.