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Where is Howgate?

Howgate is located in the county of Midlothian, Scotland, two miles south-east of the town of Penicuik, 40 miles east of the major city of Glasgow, ten miles south of Edinburgh, 299 miles north of Cardiff, and 323 miles north-west of London. Howgate lies just north of the Tweeddale border. Howgate falls within the unitary authority of Midlothian. It is in the EH26 postcode district. The post town for Howgate is Penicuik.

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 Midlothian, the historic county of Midlothian, and the administrative county of Midlothian.

Ceremonial CountyMidlothian
Historic CountyMidlothian
Administrative CountyMidlothian

Where is Howgate in Midlothian?

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

Map showing location of Howgate within Midlothian
Location of Howgate within Midlothian

What is the postcode for Howgate?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Howgate is EH26 8QP.

Where is Howgate in EH26?

Howgate is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the EH26 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the EH26 postcode district.

Map showing location of Howgate within EH26
Location of Howgate within EH26

What is the post town for Howgate?

The post town for Howgate is Penicuik. Howgate is in the EH26 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Penicuik.

What is the latitude and longitude of Howgate?

The centre of Howgate is located at position 55.81122° latitude and -3.20125° longitude.

Latitude55.81122°
Longitude-3.20125°

What is the easting and northing of Howgate?

The centre of Howgate is located at the grid reference easting 324814 and northing 658203 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting324814
Northing658203

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.

south-east
2m
Howgate is 2 miles south-east of Penicuik
south-west
5m
Howgate is 5 miles south-west of Loanhead
south-west
6m
Howgate is 6 miles south-west of Bonnyrigg
south-west
7m
Howgate is 7 miles south-west of Dalkeith
south-west
11m
Howgate is 11 miles south-west of Musselburgh
north
11m
Howgate is 11 miles north of Peebles
south-west
13m
Howgate is 13 miles south-west of Prestonpans
south-west
13m
Howgate is 13 miles south-west of Tranent
south-east
13m
Howgate is 13 miles south-east of Livingston
south-east
13m
Howgate is 13 miles south-east of Broxburn

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
10m
Howgate is 10 miles south of Edinburgh
south-east
21m
Howgate is 21 miles south-east of Dunfermline
south-east
35m
Howgate is 35 miles south-east of Stirling
east
40m
Howgate is 40 miles east of Glasgow
south
41m
Howgate is 41 miles south of Perth
south
46m
Howgate is 46 miles south of Dundee
north
64m
Howgate is 64 miles north of Carlisle
north-west
85m
Howgate is 85 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne
north-west
95m
Howgate is 95 miles north-west of Sunderland
north-west
96m
Howgate is 96 miles north-west of Durham