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Where is Dunbar?

Dunbar is located in the county of East Lothian, Scotland, six miles east of the town of East Linton, 36 miles south-east of the major city of Dundee, 26 miles east of Edinburgh, 314 miles north of Cardiff, and 325 miles north of London. Dunbar lies six miles north of the Berwickshire border. Dunbar falls within the unitary authority of East Lothian. It is in the EH42 postcode district. The post town for Dunbar is Dunbar.

Dunbar on a map

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

Which county is Dunbar in?

Dunbar is in the ceremonial county of East Lothian, the historic county of East Lothian, and the administrative county of East Lothian.

Ceremonial CountyEast Lothian
Historic CountyEast Lothian
Administrative CountyEast Lothian

Where is Dunbar in East Lothian?

Dunbar is situated towards the northernmost extremity of East Lothian, and towards the easternmost extremity of East Lothian.

Map showing location of Dunbar within East Lothian
Location of Dunbar within East Lothian

What is the postcode for Dunbar?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Dunbar is EH42 1JH.

Where is Dunbar in EH42?

Dunbar is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the EH42 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the EH42 postcode district.

Map showing location of Dunbar within EH42
Location of Dunbar within EH42

What is the post town for Dunbar?

The post town for Dunbar is Dunbar. Dunbar is in the EH42 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Dunbar.

What is the latitude and longitude of Dunbar?

The centre of Dunbar is located at position 56.00169° latitude and -2.51563° longitude.

Latitude56.00169°
Longitude-2.51563°

What is the easting and northing of Dunbar?

The centre of Dunbar is located at the grid reference easting 367940 and northing 678869 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting367940
Northing678869

What are the nearest towns to Dunbar?

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

east
6m
Dunbar is 6 miles east of East Linton
south-east
9m
Dunbar is 9 miles south-east of North Berwick
east
11m
Dunbar is 11 miles east of Haddington
south-east
17m
Dunbar is 17 miles south-east of Pittenweem
north-west
17m
Dunbar is 17 miles north-west of Duns
south-east
17m
Dunbar is 17 miles south-east of Anstruther
east
17m
Dunbar is 17 miles east of Cockenzie and Port Seton
east
17m
Dunbar is 17 miles east of Tranent
south
18m
Dunbar is 18 miles south of Crail
east
18m
Dunbar is 18 miles east of Prestonpans

What are the nearest cities to Dunbar?

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

east
26m
Dunbar is 26 miles east of Edinburgh
south-east
36m
Dunbar is 36 miles south-east of Dundee
east
37m
Dunbar is 37 miles east of Dunfermline
south-east
45m
Dunbar is 45 miles south-east of Perth
east
55m
Dunbar is 55 miles east of Stirling
east
68m
Dunbar is 68 miles east of Glasgow
north
78m
Dunbar is 78 miles north of Carlisle
north-west
79m
Dunbar is 79 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne
south
81m
Dunbar is 81 miles south of Aberdeen
north-west
88m
Dunbar is 88 miles north-west of Sunderland

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