Whiting Bay is located in the county of Ayrshire and Arran, Scotland, 15 miles south-west of the town of Ardrossan, 42 miles south-west of the major city of Glasgow, 81 miles west of Edinburgh, 288 miles north of Cardiff, and 342 miles north-west of London. Whiting Bay was historically in the county of Buteshire. Whiting Bay falls within the unitary authority of North Ayrshire. It is in the KA27 postcode district. The post town for Whiting Bay is Isle of Arran.
Whiting Bay is in the ceremonial county of Ayrshire and Arran, the historic county of Buteshire, and the administrative county of North Ayrshire.
Ceremonial County | Ayrshire and Arran |
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Historic County | Buteshire |
Administrative County | North Ayrshire |
Whiting Bay is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Ayrshire and Arran, and towards the westernmost extremity of Ayrshire and Arran.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Whiting Bay is KA27 8PS.
Whiting Bay is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the KA27 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the KA27 postcode district.
The post town for Whiting Bay is Isle of Arran. Whiting Bay is in the KA27 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Isle of Arran.
The centre of Whiting Bay is located at position 55.49063° latitude and -5.09516° longitude.
Latitude | 55.49063° |
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Longitude | -5.09516° |
The centre of Whiting Bay is located at the grid reference easting 204557 and northing 626225 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 204557 |
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Northing | 626225 |
Position of Whiting Bay relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Whiting Bay to the centre of the town.
Position of Whiting Bay relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Whiting Bay to the centre of the city.