Sandbank is located in the county of Argyll and Bute, Scotland, two miles north of the town of Dunoon, 29 miles west of the major city of Glasgow, 68 miles west of Edinburgh, 319 miles north of Cardiff, and 366 miles north-west of London. Sandbank lies four miles north-west of the Renfrewshire border, and was historically in the county of Argyllshire. Sandbank falls within the unitary authority of Argyll and Bute. It is in the PA23 postcode district. The post town for Sandbank is Dunoon.
Sandbank 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 |
Sandbank is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Argyll and Bute, and towards the easternmost extremity of Argyll and Bute.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Sandbank is PA23 8BF.
Sandbank is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the PA23 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the PA23 postcode district.
The post town for Sandbank is Dunoon. Sandbank is in the PA23 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Dunoon.
The centre of Sandbank is located at position 55.97929° latitude and -4.94594° longitude.
Latitude | 55.97929° |
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Longitude | -4.94594° |
The centre of Sandbank is located at the grid reference easting 216293 and northing 680174 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 216293 |
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Northing | 680174 |
Position of Sandbank relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Sandbank to the centre of the town.
Position of Sandbank relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Sandbank to the centre of the city.