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Where is Balloch?

Balloch is located in the county of Dunbartonshire, Scotland, one mile north of the town of Alexandria, 16 miles north-west of the major city of Glasgow, 54 miles west of Edinburgh, 318 miles north of Cardiff, and 360 miles north-west of London. Balloch lies four miles south-west of the Stirling and Falkirk border. Balloch falls within the unitary authority of West Dunbartonshire. It is in the G83 postcode district.

Balloch on a map

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

Which county is Balloch in?

Balloch is in the ceremonial county of Dunbartonshire, the historic county of Dunbartonshire, and the administrative county of West Dunbartonshire.

Ceremonial CountyDunbartonshire
Historic CountyDunbartonshire
Administrative CountyWest Dunbartonshire

Where is Balloch in Dunbartonshire?

Balloch is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Dunbartonshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Dunbartonshire.

Map showing location of Balloch within Dunbartonshire
Location of Balloch within Dunbartonshire

What is the postcode for Balloch?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Balloch is G83 8JZ.

Where is Balloch in G83?

Balloch is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the G83 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the G83 postcode district.

Map showing location of Balloch within G83
Location of Balloch within G83

What is the latitude and longitude of Balloch?

The centre of Balloch is located at position 56.00439° latitude and -4.5769° longitude.

Latitude56.00439°
Longitude-4.5769°

What is the easting and northing of Balloch?

The centre of Balloch is located at the grid reference easting 239417 and northing 682047 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting239417
Northing682047

What are the nearest towns to Balloch?

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

north
1m
Balloch is 1 mile north of Alexandria
north
4m
Balloch is 4 miles north of Dumbarton
east
6m
Balloch is 6 miles east of Helensburgh
north-east
7m
Balloch is 7 miles north-east of Port Glasgow
north-west
8m
Balloch is 8 miles north-west of Erskine
north-east
8m
Balloch is 8 miles north-east of Greenock
north-west
9m
Balloch is 9 miles north-west of Clydebank
east
10m
Balloch is 10 miles east of Gourock
north-west
11m
Balloch is 11 miles north-west of Milngavie
north-west
11m
Balloch is 11 miles north-west of Bearsden

What are the nearest cities to Balloch?

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

north-west
16m
Balloch is 16 miles north-west of Glasgow
west
26m
Balloch is 26 miles west of Stirling
west
43m
Balloch is 43 miles west of Dunfermline
south-west
52m
Balloch is 52 miles south-west of Perth
west
54m
Balloch is 54 miles west of Edinburgh
south-west
69m
Balloch is 69 miles south-west of Dundee
north-west
100m
Balloch is 100 miles north-west of Carlisle
south
103m
Balloch is 103 miles south of Inverness
south-west
124m
Balloch is 124 miles south-west of Aberdeen
north-west
136m
Balloch is 136 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne