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Where is Howgate?

Howgate is located in the county of Cumbria, North West England, two miles north-east of the town of Whitehaven, 33 miles south-west of the major city of Carlisle, 96 miles south of Edinburgh, 215 miles north of Cardiff, and 255 miles north-west of London. Howgate was historically in the county of Cumberland. Howgate falls within the unitary authority of Cumberland. It is in the CA28 postcode district. The post town for Howgate is Whitehaven.

Howgate on a map

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

Which county is Howgate in?

Howgate 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 Howgate in Cumbria?

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

Map showing location of Howgate within Cumbria
Location of Howgate within Cumbria

What is the postcode for Howgate?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Howgate is CA28 6PL.

Where is Howgate in CA28?

Howgate is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the CA28 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the CA28 postcode district.

Map showing location of Howgate within CA28
Location of Howgate within CA28

What is the post town for Howgate?

The post town for Howgate is Whitehaven. Howgate is in the CA28 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Whitehaven.

What is the latitude and longitude of Howgate?

The centre of Howgate is located at position 54.57624° latitude and -3.56426° longitude.

Latitude54.57624°
Longitude-3.56426°

What is the easting and northing of Howgate?

The centre of Howgate is located at the grid reference easting 298984 and northing 521240 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting298984
Northing521240

What are the nearest towns to Howgate?

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

north-east
2m
Howgate is 2 miles north-east of Whitehaven
north-west
4m
Howgate is 4 miles north-west of Cleator Moor
south
5m
Howgate is 5 miles south of Workington
north
7m
Howgate is 7 miles north of Egremont
south
10m
Howgate is 10 miles south of Maryport
south-west
10m
Howgate is 10 miles south-west of Cockermouth
south-west
16m
Howgate is 16 miles south-west of Aspatria
west
17m
Howgate is 17 miles west of Keswick
south
21m
Howgate is 21 miles south of Silloth
south-west
24m
Howgate is 24 miles south-west of Wigton

What are the nearest cities to Howgate?

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

south-west
33m
Howgate is 33 miles south-west of Carlisle
north-west
48m
Howgate is 48 miles north-west of Lancaster
north-west
66m
Howgate is 66 miles north-west of Preston
west
81m
Howgate is 81 miles west of Durham
west
83m
Howgate is 83 miles west of Newcastle upon Tyne
north
84m
Howgate is 84 miles north of Liverpool
west
88m
Howgate is 88 miles west of Ripon
west
90m
Howgate is 90 miles west of Sunderland
north
91m
Howgate is 91 miles north of St Asaph
north-west
91m
Howgate is 91 miles north-west of Bradford