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Where is Hillhead?

Hillhead is located in the county of Ayrshire and Arran, Scotland, five miles east of the town of Ayr, 31 miles south of the major city of Glasgow, 62 miles south-west of Edinburgh, 280 miles north of Cardiff, and 326 miles north-west of London. Hillhead was historically in the county of Ayrshire. Hillhead falls within the unitary authority of South Ayrshire. It is in the KA6 postcode district. The post town for Hillhead is Ayr.

Hillhead on a map

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

Which county is Hillhead in?

Hillhead is in the ceremonial county of Ayrshire and Arran, the historic county of Ayrshire, and the administrative county of South Ayrshire.

Ceremonial CountyAyrshire and Arran
Historic CountyAyrshire
Administrative CountySouth Ayrshire

Where is Hillhead in Ayrshire and Arran?

Hillhead is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Ayrshire and Arran, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Ayrshire and Arran.

Map showing location of Hillhead within Ayrshire and Arran
Location of Hillhead within Ayrshire and Arran

What is the postcode for Hillhead?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Hillhead is KA6 6JX.

Where is Hillhead in KA6?

Hillhead is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the KA6 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the KA6 postcode district.

Map showing location of Hillhead within KA6
Location of Hillhead within KA6

What is the post town for Hillhead?

The post town for Hillhead is Ayr. Hillhead is in the KA6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Ayr.

What is the latitude and longitude of Hillhead?

The centre of Hillhead is located at position 55.44605° latitude and -4.4983° longitude.

Latitude55.44605°
Longitude-4.4983°

What is the easting and northing of Hillhead?

The centre of Hillhead is located at the grid reference easting 242077 and northing 619747 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting242077
Northing619747

What are the nearest towns to Hillhead?

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

east
5m
Hillhead is 5 miles east of Ayr
south-east
6m
Hillhead is 6 miles south-east of Prestwick
west
9m
Hillhead is 9 miles west of Cumnock
south-east
9m
Hillhead is 9 miles south-east of Troon
north-east
10m
Hillhead is 10 miles north-east of Maybole
south
11m
Hillhead is 11 miles south of Kilmarnock
south-west
12m
Hillhead is 12 miles south-west of Galston
west
13m
Hillhead is 13 miles west of New Cumnock
south-west
13m
Hillhead is 13 miles south-west of Newmilns
south-east
13m
Hillhead is 13 miles south-east of Irvine

What are the nearest cities to Hillhead?

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

south
31m
Hillhead is 31 miles south of Glasgow
south-west
51m
Hillhead is 51 miles south-west of Stirling
south-west
59m
Hillhead is 59 miles south-west of Dunfermline
south-west
62m
Hillhead is 62 miles south-west of Edinburgh
north-west
73m
Hillhead is 73 miles north-west of Carlisle
south-west
78m
Hillhead is 78 miles south-west of Perth
south-west
92m
Hillhead is 92 miles south-west of Dundee
north-west
118m
Hillhead is 118 miles north-west of Lancaster
west
119m
Hillhead is 119 miles west of Newcastle upon Tyne
north-west
124m
Hillhead is 124 miles north-west of Durham