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Where is Skares?

Skares is located in the county of Ayrshire and Arran, Scotland, three miles south-west of the town of Cumnock, 30 miles south of the major city of Glasgow, 57 miles south-west of Edinburgh, 277 miles north of Cardiff, and 321 miles north-west of London. Skares was historically in the county of Ayrshire. Skares falls within the unitary authority of East Ayrshire. It is in the KA18 postcode district. The post town for Skares is Cumnock.

Skares on a map

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

Which county is Skares in?

Skares is in the ceremonial county of Ayrshire and Arran, the historic county of Ayrshire, and the administrative county of East Ayrshire.

Ceremonial CountyAyrshire and Arran
Historic CountyAyrshire
Administrative CountyEast Ayrshire

Where is Skares in Ayrshire and Arran?

Skares is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Ayrshire and Arran, and towards the easternmost extremity of Ayrshire and Arran.

Map showing location of Skares within Ayrshire and Arran
Location of Skares within Ayrshire and Arran

What is the postcode for Skares?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Skares is KA18 2RF.

Where is Skares in KA18?

Skares is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the KA18 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the KA18 postcode district.

Map showing location of Skares within KA18
Location of Skares within KA18

What is the post town for Skares?

The post town for Skares is Cumnock. Skares is in the KA18 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Cumnock.

What is the latitude and longitude of Skares?

The centre of Skares is located at position 55.42892° latitude and -4.32347° longitude.

Latitude55.42892°
Longitude-4.32347°

What is the easting and northing of Skares?

The centre of Skares is located at the grid reference easting 253069 and northing 617458 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting253069
Northing617458

What are the nearest towns to Skares?

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

south-west
3m
Skares is 3 miles south-west of Cumnock
north-west
6m
Skares is 6 miles north-west of New Cumnock
south
12m
Skares is 12 miles south of Galston
east
12m
Skares is 12 miles east of Ayr
south-east
12m
Skares is 12 miles south-east of Prestwick
south
12m
Skares is 12 miles south of Newmilns
south
13m
Skares is 13 miles south of Darvel
south-east
14m
Skares is 14 miles south-east of Kilmarnock
east
15m
Skares is 15 miles east of Maybole
south-east
16m
Skares is 16 miles south-east of Troon

What are the nearest cities to Skares?

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

south
30m
Skares is 30 miles south of Glasgow
south
50m
Skares is 50 miles south of Stirling
south-west
56m
Skares is 56 miles south-west of Dunfermline
south-west
57m
Skares is 57 miles south-west of Edinburgh
north-west
66m
Skares is 66 miles north-west of Carlisle
south-west
75m
Skares is 75 miles south-west of Perth
south-west
88m
Skares is 88 miles south-west of Dundee
west
112m
Skares is 112 miles west of Newcastle upon Tyne
north-west
113m
Skares is 113 miles north-west of Lancaster
north-west
118m
Skares is 118 miles north-west of Durham