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Where is Southerness?

Southerness is located in the county of Dumfries, Scotland, eight miles west of the town of Silloth, 27 miles west of the major city of Carlisle, 76 miles south of Edinburgh, 235 miles north of Cardiff, and 273 miles north-west of London. Southerness lies two miles south-east of the The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright border, and was historically in the county of Kirkcudbrightshire. Southerness falls within the unitary authority of Dumfries and Galloway. It is in the DG2 postcode district. The post town for Southerness is Dumfries.

Southerness on a map

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

Which county is Southerness in?

Southerness is in the ceremonial county of Dumfries, the historic county of Kirkcudbrightshire, and the administrative county of Dumfries and Galloway.

Ceremonial CountyDumfries
Historic CountyKirkcudbrightshire
Administrative CountyDumfries and Galloway

Where is Southerness in Dumfries?

Southerness is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Dumfries, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Dumfries.

Map showing location of Southerness within Dumfries
Location of Southerness within Dumfries

What is the postcode for Southerness?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Southerness is DG2 8AZ.

Where is Southerness in DG2?

Southerness is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the DG2 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the DG2 postcode district.

Map showing location of Southerness within DG2
Location of Southerness within DG2

What is the post town for Southerness?

The post town for Southerness is Dumfries. Southerness is in the DG2 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Dumfries.

What is the latitude and longitude of Southerness?

The centre of Southerness is located at position 54.87436° latitude and -3.59806° longitude.

Latitude54.87436°
Longitude-3.59806°

What is the easting and northing of Southerness?

The centre of Southerness is located at the grid reference easting 297555 and northing 554459 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting297555
Northing554459

What are the nearest towns to Southerness?

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

west
8m
Southerness is 8 miles west of Silloth
south-east
10m
Southerness is 10 miles south-east of Dalbeattie
north
12m
Southerness is 12 miles north of Maryport
north-west
13m
Southerness is 13 miles north-west of Aspatria
south
14m
Southerness is 14 miles south of Dumfries
east
14m
Southerness is 14 miles east of Castle Douglas
south-west
16m
Southerness is 16 miles south-west of Annan
north
16m
Southerness is 16 miles north of Workington
north-west
17m
Southerness is 17 miles north-west of Cockermouth
west
18m
Southerness is 18 miles west of Wigton

What are the nearest cities to Southerness?

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

west
27m
Southerness is 27 miles west of Carlisle
north-west
65m
Southerness is 65 miles north-west of Lancaster
south
73m
Southerness is 73 miles south of Glasgow
south
76m
Southerness is 76 miles south of Edinburgh
west
80m
Southerness is 80 miles west of Newcastle upon Tyne
west
81m
Southerness is 81 miles west of Durham
south
83m
Southerness is 83 miles south of Dunfermline
north-west
85m
Southerness is 85 miles north-west of Preston
south
87m
Southerness is 87 miles south of Stirling
west
88m
Southerness is 88 miles west of Sunderland