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Where is Toward?

Toward is located in the county of Argyll and Bute, Scotland, three miles north-east of the town of Rothesay, 29 miles west of the major city of Glasgow, 70 miles west of Edinburgh, 312 miles north of Cardiff, and 361 miles north-west of London. Toward lies four miles north-west of the Ayrshire and Arran border, and was historically in the county of Argyllshire. Toward falls within the unitary authority of Argyll and Bute. It is in the PA23 postcode district. The post town for Toward is Dunoon.

Toward on a map

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

Which county is Toward in?

Toward is in the ceremonial county of Argyll and Bute, the historic county of Argyllshire, and the administrative county of Argyll and Bute.

Ceremonial CountyArgyll and Bute
Historic CountyArgyllshire
Administrative CountyArgyll and Bute

Where is Toward in Argyll and Bute?

Toward is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Argyll and Bute, and towards the easternmost extremity of Argyll and Bute.

Map showing location of Toward within Argyll and Bute
Location of Toward within Argyll and Bute

What is the postcode for Toward?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Toward is PA23 7UR.

Where is Toward in PA23?

Toward is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the PA23 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the PA23 postcode district.

Map showing location of Toward within PA23
Location of Toward within PA23

What is the post town for Toward?

The post town for Toward is Dunoon. Toward is in the PA23 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Dunoon.

What is the latitude and longitude of Toward?

The centre of Toward is located at position 55.86588° latitude and -4.99042° longitude.

Latitude55.86588°
Longitude-4.99042°

What is the easting and northing of Toward?

The centre of Toward is located at the grid reference easting 212973 and northing 667678 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting212973
Northing667678

What are the nearest towns to Toward?

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

north-east
3m
Toward is 3 miles north-east of Rothesay
south-west
7m
Toward is 7 miles south-west of Dunoon
north-west
7m
Toward is 7 miles north-west of Largs
north
8m
Toward is 8 miles north of Millport
south-west
9m
Toward is 9 miles south-west of Gourock
south-west
11m
Toward is 11 miles south-west of Greenock
west
13m
Toward is 13 miles west of Port Glasgow
south-west
14m
Toward is 14 miles south-west of Helensburgh
north
17m
Toward is 17 miles north of Ardrossan
west
17m
Toward is 17 miles west of Dumbarton

What are the nearest cities to Toward?

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

west
29m
Toward is 29 miles west of Glasgow
west
44m
Toward is 44 miles west of Stirling
west
61m
Toward is 61 miles west of Dunfermline
west
70m
Toward is 70 miles west of Edinburgh
south-west
70m
Toward is 70 miles south-west of Perth
south-west
88m
Toward is 88 miles south-west of Dundee
north-west
105m
Toward is 105 miles north-west of Carlisle
south
115m
Toward is 115 miles south of Inverness
south-west
142m
Toward is 142 miles south-west of Aberdeen
north-west
146m
Toward is 146 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne