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  1. Tayport

Where is Tayport?

Tayport is located in the county of Fife, Scotland, one mile south of the town of Broughty Ferry, four miles east of the major city of Dundee, 36 miles north of Edinburgh, 344 miles north of Cardiff, and 359 miles north of London. Tayport lies roughly one mile south-east of the City of Dundee border. Tayport falls within the unitary authority of Fife. It is in the DD6 postcode district.

Tayport on a map

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

Which county is Tayport in?

Tayport 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 Tayport in Fife?

Tayport is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Fife, and towards the easternmost extremity of Fife.

Map showing location of Tayport within Fife
Location of Tayport within Fife

What is the postcode for Tayport?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Tayport is DD6 9NS.

Where is Tayport in DD6?

Tayport is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the DD6 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the DD6 postcode district.

Map showing location of Tayport within DD6
Location of Tayport within DD6

What is the latitude and longitude of Tayport?

The centre of Tayport is located at position 56.44648° latitude and -2.87998° longitude.

Latitude56.44648°
Longitude-2.87998°

What is the easting and northing of Tayport?

The centre of Tayport is located at the grid reference easting 345850 and northing 728603 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting345850
Northing728603

What are the nearest towns to Tayport?

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

south
1m
Tayport is 1 mile south of Broughty Ferry
east
2m
Tayport is 2 miles east of Newport-on-Tay
south-west
4m
Tayport is 4 miles south-west of Monifieth
south-west
8m
Tayport is 8 miles south-west of Carnoustie
north-west
8m
Tayport is 8 miles north-west of St Andrews
north-east
10m
Tayport is 10 miles north-east of Cupar
south
14m
Tayport is 14 miles south of Forfar
south-west
14m
Tayport is 14 miles south-west of Arbroath
north-east
15m
Tayport is 15 miles north-east of Ladybank
north-east
15m
Tayport is 15 miles north-east of Newburgh

What are the nearest cities to Tayport?

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

east
4m
Tayport is 4 miles east of Dundee
east
22m
Tayport is 22 miles east of Perth
north-east
34m
Tayport is 34 miles north-east of Dunfermline
north
36m
Tayport is 36 miles north of Edinburgh
north-east
47m
Tayport is 47 miles north-east of Stirling
south-west
57m
Tayport is 57 miles south-west of Aberdeen
north-east
66m
Tayport is 66 miles north-east of Glasgow
south-east
88m
Tayport is 88 miles south-east of Inverness
north
108m
Tayport is 108 miles north of Carlisle
north-west
113m
Tayport is 113 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne

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