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Where is Bowhill?

Bowhill is located in the county of Fife, Scotland, two miles north-east of the town of Lochgelly, 24 miles south-west of the major city of Dundee, 14 miles north of Edinburgh, 323 miles north of Cardiff, and 345 miles north of London. Bowhill lies two miles south-east of the Perth and Kinross border. Bowhill falls within the unitary authority of Fife. It is in the KY5 postcode district. The post town for Bowhill is Lochgelly.

Bowhill on a map

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

Which county is Bowhill in?

Bowhill 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 Bowhill in Fife?

Bowhill is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Fife, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Fife.

Map showing location of Bowhill within Fife
Location of Bowhill within Fife

What is the postcode for Bowhill?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Bowhill is KY5 0BN.

Where is Bowhill in KY5?

Bowhill is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the KY5 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the KY5 postcode district.

Map showing location of Bowhill within KY5
Location of Bowhill within KY5

What is the post town for Bowhill?

The post town for Bowhill is Lochgelly. Bowhill is in the KY5 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Lochgelly.

What is the latitude and longitude of Bowhill?

The centre of Bowhill is located at position 56.1469° latitude and -3.26269° longitude.

Latitude56.1469°
Longitude-3.26269°

What is the easting and northing of Bowhill?

The centre of Bowhill is located at the grid reference easting 321646 and northing 695629 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting321646
Northing695629

What are the nearest towns to Bowhill?

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

north-east
2m
Bowhill is 2 miles north-east of Lochgelly
north-east
4m
Bowhill is 4 miles north-east of Cowdenbeath
south-west
4m
Bowhill is 4 miles south-west of Leslie
north-west
5m
Bowhill is 5 miles north-west of Kirkcaldy
south-west
5m
Bowhill is 5 miles south-west of Glenrothes
north
6m
Bowhill is 6 miles north of Burntisland
south-west
6m
Bowhill is 6 miles south-west of Markinch
north-west
6m
Bowhill is 6 miles north-west of Kinghorn
south-east
7m
Bowhill is 7 miles south-east of Kinross
south
8m
Bowhill is 8 miles south of Falkland

What are the nearest cities to Bowhill?

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

north-east
9m
Bowhill is 9 miles north-east of Dunfermline
north
14m
Bowhill is 14 miles north of Edinburgh
south
18m
Bowhill is 18 miles south of Perth
south-west
24m
Bowhill is 24 miles south-west of Dundee
east
26m
Bowhill is 26 miles east of Stirling
north-east
43m
Bowhill is 43 miles north-east of Glasgow
south-west
82m
Bowhill is 82 miles south-west of Aberdeen
north
88m
Bowhill is 88 miles north of Carlisle
south
99m
Bowhill is 99 miles south of Inverness
north-west
104m
Bowhill is 104 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne