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Where is Heck?

Heck is located in the county of Dumfries, Scotland, two miles south-east of the town of Lochmaben, 24 miles north-west of the major city of Carlisle, 59 miles south of Edinburgh, 251 miles north of Cardiff, and 283 miles north-west of London. Heck was historically in the county of Dumfriesshire. Heck falls within the unitary authority of Dumfries and Galloway. It is in the DG11 postcode district. The post town for Heck is Lockerbie.

Heck on a map

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

Which county is Heck in?

Heck is in the ceremonial county of Dumfries, the historic county of Dumfriesshire, and the administrative county of Dumfries and Galloway.

Ceremonial CountyDumfries
Historic CountyDumfriesshire
Administrative CountyDumfries and Galloway

Where is Heck in Dumfries?

Heck is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Dumfries, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Dumfries.

Map showing location of Heck within Dumfries
Location of Heck within Dumfries

What is the postcode for Heck?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Heck is DG11 1JD.

Where is Heck in DG11?

Heck is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the DG11 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the DG11 postcode district.

Map showing location of Heck within DG11
Location of Heck within DG11

What is the post town for Heck?

The post town for Heck is Lockerbie. Heck is in the DG11 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Lockerbie.

What is the latitude and longitude of Heck?

The centre of Heck is located at position 55.10763° latitude and -3.41838° longitude.

Latitude55.10763°
Longitude-3.41838°

What is the easting and northing of Heck?

The centre of Heck is located at the grid reference easting 309610 and northing 580166 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting309610
Northing580166

What are the nearest towns to Heck?

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

south-east
2m
Heck is 2 miles south-east of Lochmaben
west
3m
Heck is 3 miles west of Lockerbie
east
8m
Heck is 8 miles east of Dumfries
north-west
10m
Heck is 10 miles north-west of Annan
south
16m
Heck is 16 miles south of Moffat
north
17m
Heck is 17 miles north of Silloth
west
17m
Heck is 17 miles west of Langholm
west
19m
Heck is 19 miles west of Longtown
north-east
20m
Heck is 20 miles north-east of Dalbeattie
north-west
22m
Heck is 22 miles north-west of Wigton

What are the nearest cities to Heck?

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

north-west
24m
Heck is 24 miles north-west of Carlisle
south
59m
Heck is 59 miles south of Edinburgh
south-east
61m
Heck is 61 miles south-east of Glasgow
south
67m
Heck is 67 miles south of Dunfermline
west
72m
Heck is 72 miles west of Newcastle upon Tyne
south
73m
Heck is 73 miles south of Stirling
west
77m
Heck is 77 miles west of Durham
north
77m
Heck is 77 miles north of Lancaster
west
82m
Heck is 82 miles west of Sunderland
south
89m
Heck is 89 miles south of Perth