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Where is Rosyth?

Rosyth is located in the county of Fife, Scotland, one mile north-west of the town of Inverkeithing, 34 miles south-west of the major city of Dundee, 11 miles north-west of Edinburgh, 315 miles north of Cardiff, and 340 miles north-west of London. Rosyth lies three miles north-east of the West Lothian border. Rosyth falls within the unitary authority of Fife. It is in the KY11 postcode district.

Rosyth on a map

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

Which county is Rosyth in?

Rosyth is in the ceremonial county of Fife, the historic county of Fife, and the administrative county of Fife.

Ceremonial CountyFife
Historic CountyFife
Administrative CountyFife

Where is Rosyth in Fife?

Rosyth is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Fife, and towards the westernmost extremity of Fife.

Map showing location of Rosyth within Fife
Location of Rosyth within Fife

What is the postcode for Rosyth?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Rosyth is KY11 2BS.

Where is Rosyth in KY11?

Rosyth is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the KY11 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the KY11 postcode district.

Map showing location of Rosyth within KY11
Location of Rosyth within KY11

What is the latitude and longitude of Rosyth?

The centre of Rosyth is located at position 56.03604° latitude and -3.41649° longitude.

Latitude56.03604°
Longitude-3.41649°

What is the easting and northing of Rosyth?

The centre of Rosyth is located at the grid reference easting 311838 and northing 683478 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting311838
Northing683478

What are the nearest towns to Rosyth?

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

north-west
1m
Rosyth is 1 mile north-west of Inverkeithing
north
3m
Rosyth is 3 miles north of Queensferry
south-west
6m
Rosyth is 6 miles south-west of Cowdenbeath
west
7m
Rosyth is 7 miles west of Burntisland
north
7m
Rosyth is 7 miles north of Broxburn
east
7m
Rosyth is 7 miles east of Bo'ness
south-west
8m
Rosyth is 8 miles south-west of Lochgelly
north-east
8m
Rosyth is 8 miles north-east of Linlithgow
east
8m
Rosyth is 8 miles east of Culross
west
10m
Rosyth is 10 miles west of Kinghorn

What are the nearest cities to Rosyth?

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

south-east
3m
Rosyth is 3 miles south-east of Dunfermline
north-west
11m
Rosyth is 11 miles north-west of Edinburgh
east
21m
Rosyth is 21 miles east of Stirling
south
25m
Rosyth is 25 miles south of Perth
south-west
34m
Rosyth is 34 miles south-west of Dundee
east
34m
Rosyth is 34 miles east of Glasgow
north
81m
Rosyth is 81 miles north of Carlisle
south-west
92m
Rosyth is 92 miles south-west of Aberdeen
north-west
102m
Rosyth is 102 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne
south
105m
Rosyth is 105 miles south of Inverness

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