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Where is Port Ellen?

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 on a map

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

Which county is Port Ellen in?

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 CountyArgyll and Bute
Historic CountyArgyllshire
Administrative CountyArgyll and Bute

Where is Port Ellen in 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.

Map showing location of Port Ellen within Argyll and Bute
Location of Port Ellen within Argyll and Bute

What is the postcode for Port Ellen?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Port Ellen is PA42 7AY.

Where is Port Ellen in PA42?

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.

Map showing location of Port Ellen within PA42
Location of Port Ellen within PA42

What is the post town for Port Ellen?

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.

What is the latitude and longitude of Port Ellen?

The centre of Port Ellen is located at position 55.62933° latitude and -6.18808° longitude.

Latitude55.62933°
Longitude-6.18808°

What is the easting and northing of Port Ellen?

The centre of Port Ellen is located at the grid reference easting 136480 and northing 645266 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting136480
Northing645266

What are the nearest towns to Port Ellen?

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

north-west
27m
Port Ellen is 27 miles north-west of Campbeltown
south-west
41m
Port Ellen is 41 miles south-west of Lochgilphead
west
46m
Port Ellen is 46 miles west of Rothesay
west
50m
Port Ellen is 50 miles west of Millport
west
53m
Port Ellen is 53 miles west of Largs
west
54m
Port Ellen is 54 miles west of Ardrossan
west
54m
Port Ellen is 54 miles west of Dunoon
west
55m
Port Ellen is 55 miles west of Saltcoats
west
56m
Port Ellen is 56 miles west of Stevenston
west
58m
Port Ellen is 58 miles west of Gourock

What are the nearest cities to Port Ellen?

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

west
78m
Port Ellen is 78 miles west of Glasgow
west
94m
Port Ellen is 94 miles west of Stirling
west
110m
Port Ellen is 110 miles west of Dunfermline
south-west
119m
Port Ellen is 119 miles south-west of Perth
west
119m
Port Ellen is 119 miles west of Edinburgh
south-west
137m
Port Ellen is 137 miles south-west of Dundee
north-west
138m
Port Ellen is 138 miles north-west of Carlisle
south-west
148m
Port Ellen is 148 miles south-west of Inverness
north-west
174m
Port Ellen is 174 miles north-west of Lancaster
north-west
186m
Port Ellen is 186 miles north-west of Bangor