The Lake is located in the county of The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright, Scotland, two miles south of the town of Kirkcudbright, 45 miles west of the major city of Carlisle, 87 miles south-west of Edinburgh, 233 miles north of Cardiff, and 280 miles north-west of London. The Lake was historically in the county of Kirkcudbrightshire. The Lake falls within the unitary authority of Dumfries and Galloway. It is in the DG6 postcode district. The post town for The Lake is Kirkcudbright.
The Lake is in the ceremonial county of The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright, the historic county of Kirkcudbrightshire, and the administrative county of Dumfries and Galloway.
Ceremonial County | The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright |
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Historic County | Kirkcudbrightshire |
Administrative County | Dumfries and Galloway |
The Lake is situated towards the southernmost extremity of The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright.
The nearest postcode to the centre of The Lake is DG6 4XL.
The Lake is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the DG6 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the DG6 postcode district.
The post town for The Lake is Kirkcudbright. The Lake is in the DG6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Kirkcudbright.
The centre of The Lake is located at position 54.80321° latitude and -4.0542° longitude.
Latitude | 54.80321° |
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Longitude | -4.0542° |
The centre of The Lake is located at the grid reference easting 268057 and northing 547306 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 268057 |
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Northing | 547306 |
Position of The Lake relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of The Lake to the centre of the town.
Position of The Lake relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of The Lake to the centre of the city.