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Where is California?

California is located in the county of Stirling and Falkirk, Scotland, three miles south-east of the town of Falkirk, 20 miles east of the major city of Glasgow, 22 miles west of Edinburgh, 311 miles north of Cardiff, and 342 miles north-west of London. California lies two miles north-west of the West Lothian border, and was historically in the county of Stirlingshire. California falls within the unitary authority of Falkirk. It is in the FK1 postcode district. The post town for California is Falkirk.

California on a map

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

Which county is California in?

California is in the ceremonial county of Stirling and Falkirk, the historic county of Stirlingshire, and the administrative county of Falkirk.

Ceremonial CountyStirling and Falkirk
Historic CountyStirlingshire
Administrative CountyFalkirk

Where is California in Stirling and Falkirk?

California is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Stirling and Falkirk, and towards the easternmost extremity of Stirling and Falkirk.

Map showing location of California within Stirling and Falkirk
Location of California within Stirling and Falkirk

What is the postcode for California?

The nearest postcode to the centre of California is FK1 2BW.

Where is California in FK1?

California is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the FK1 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the FK1 postcode district.

Map showing location of California within FK1
Location of California within FK1

What is the post town for California?

The post town for California is Falkirk. California is in the FK1 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Falkirk.

What is the latitude and longitude of California?

The centre of California is located at position 55.967° latitude and -3.75379° longitude.

Latitude55.967°
Longitude-3.75379°

What is the easting and northing of California?

The centre of California is located at the grid reference easting 290628 and northing 676278 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting290628
Northing676278

What are the nearest towns to California?

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

south-east
3m
California is 3 miles south-east of Falkirk
south
4m
California is 4 miles south of Grangemouth
north
5m
California is 5 miles north of Armadale
west
6m
California is 6 miles west of Linlithgow
north-west
6m
California is 6 miles north-west of Bathgate
south-west
7m
California is 7 miles south-west of Bo'ness
south-east
7m
California is 7 miles south-east of Denny
north
7m
California is 7 miles north of Whitburn
south-west
8m
California is 8 miles south-west of Culross
north-west
8m
California is 8 miles north-west of Blackburn

What are the nearest cities to California?

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

south-east
12m
California is 12 miles south-east of Stirling
south-west
13m
California is 13 miles south-west of Dunfermline
east
20m
California is 20 miles east of Glasgow
west
22m
California is 22 miles west of Edinburgh
south-west
32m
California is 32 miles south-west of Perth
south-west
45m
California is 45 miles south-west of Dundee
north
81m
California is 81 miles north of Carlisle
south-west
104m
California is 104 miles south-west of Aberdeen
south
106m
California is 106 miles south of Inverness
north-west
108m
California is 108 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne