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 is in the ceremonial county of Stirling and Falkirk, the historic county of Stirlingshire, and the administrative county of Falkirk.
Ceremonial County | Stirling and Falkirk |
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Historic County | Stirlingshire |
Administrative County | Falkirk |
California is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Stirling and Falkirk, and towards the easternmost extremity of Stirling and Falkirk.
The nearest postcode to the centre of California is FK1 2BW.
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.
The post town for California is Falkirk. California is in the FK1 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Falkirk.
The centre of California is located at position 55.967° latitude and -3.75379° longitude.
Latitude | 55.967° |
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Longitude | -3.75379° |
The centre of California is located at the grid reference easting 290628 and northing 676278 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 290628 |
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Northing | 676278 |
Position of California relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of California to the centre of the town.
Position of California relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of California to the centre of the city.