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 is in the ceremonial county of Dumfries, the historic county of Kirkcudbrightshire, and the administrative county of Dumfries and Galloway.
Ceremonial County | Dumfries |
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Historic County | Kirkcudbrightshire |
Administrative County | Dumfries and Galloway |
Southerness is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Dumfries, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Dumfries.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Southerness is DG2 8AZ.
Southerness is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the DG2 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the DG2 postcode district.
The post town for Southerness is Dumfries. Southerness is in the DG2 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Dumfries.
The centre of Southerness is located at position 54.87436° latitude and -3.59806° longitude.
Latitude | 54.87436° |
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Longitude | -3.59806° |
The centre of Southerness is located at the grid reference easting 297555 and northing 554459 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 297555 |
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Northing | 554459 |
Position of Southerness relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Southerness to the centre of the town.
Position of Southerness relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Southerness to the centre of the city.