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Where is Harker?

Harker is located in the county of Cumbria, North West England, four miles north-west of the major city of Carlisle, 71 miles south of Edinburgh, 239 miles north of Cardiff, and 264 miles north-west of London. Harker lies four miles south-east of the Dumfries border, and was historically in the county of Cumberland. Harker falls within the unitary authority of Cumberland. It is in the CA6 postcode district. The post town for Harker is Carlisle.

Harker on a map

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

Which county is Harker in?

Harker is in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, the historic county of Cumberland, and the administrative county of Cumberland.

Ceremonial CountyCumbria
Historic CountyCumberland
Administrative CountyCumberland

Where is Harker in Cumbria?

Harker is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Cumbria, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Cumbria.

Map showing location of Harker within Cumbria
Location of Harker within Cumbria

What is the postcode for Harker?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Harker is CA6 4HQ.

Where is Harker in CA6?

Harker is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the CA6 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the CA6 postcode district.

Map showing location of Harker within CA6
Location of Harker within CA6

What is the post town for Harker?

The post town for Harker is Carlisle. Harker is in the CA6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Carlisle.

What is the latitude and longitude of Harker?

The centre of Harker is located at position 54.94106° latitude and -2.97057° longitude.

Latitude54.94106°
Longitude-2.97057°

What is the easting and northing of Harker?

The centre of Harker is located at the grid reference easting 337920 and northing 561142 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting337920
Northing561142

What are the nearest towns to Harker?

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

south
5m
Harker is 5 miles south of Longtown
west
9m
Harker is 9 miles west of Brampton
north-east
11m
Harker is 11 miles north-east of Wigton
east
12m
Harker is 12 miles east of Annan
south
15m
Harker is 15 miles south of Langholm
east
17m
Harker is 17 miles east of Silloth
north-east
19m
Harker is 19 miles north-east of Aspatria
south-east
20m
Harker is 20 miles south-east of Lockerbie
west
21m
Harker is 21 miles west of Haltwhistle
north-west
21m
Harker is 21 miles north-west of Penrith

What are the nearest cities to Harker?

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

north-west
4m
Harker is 4 miles north-west of Carlisle
west
54m
Harker is 54 miles west of Newcastle upon Tyne
west
57m
Harker is 57 miles west of Durham
north
62m
Harker is 62 miles north of Lancaster
west
63m
Harker is 63 miles west of Sunderland
south
71m
Harker is 71 miles south of Edinburgh
north-west
81m
Harker is 81 miles north-west of Ripon
south
81m
Harker is 81 miles south of Dunfermline
south-east
81m
Harker is 81 miles south-east of Glasgow
north
82m
Harker is 82 miles north of Preston