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 is in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, the historic county of Cumberland, and the administrative county of Cumberland.
Ceremonial County | Cumbria |
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Historic County | Cumberland |
Administrative County | Cumberland |
Harker is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Cumbria, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Cumbria.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Harker is CA6 4HQ.
Harker is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the CA6 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the CA6 postcode district.
The post town for Harker is Carlisle. Harker is in the CA6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Carlisle.
The centre of Harker is located at position 54.94106° latitude and -2.97057° longitude.
Latitude | 54.94106° |
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Longitude | -2.97057° |
The centre of Harker is located at the grid reference easting 337920 and northing 561142 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 337920 |
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Northing | 561142 |
Position of Harker relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Harker to the centre of the town.
Position of Harker relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Harker to the centre of the city.