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Where is Jackton?

Jackton is located in the county of Lanarkshire, Scotland, three miles west of the town of East Kilbride, eight miles south of the major city of Glasgow, 43 miles west of Edinburgh, 299 miles north of Cardiff, and 338 miles north-west of London. Jackton lies just south-east of the Renfrewshire border. Jackton falls within the unitary authority of South Lanarkshire. It is in the G75 postcode district. The post town for Jackton is Glasgow.

Jackton on a map

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

Which county is Jackton in?

Jackton is in the ceremonial county of Lanarkshire, the historic county of Lanarkshire, and the administrative county of South Lanarkshire.

Ceremonial CountyLanarkshire
Historic CountyLanarkshire
Administrative CountySouth Lanarkshire

Where is Jackton in Lanarkshire?

Jackton is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Lanarkshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Lanarkshire.

Map showing location of Jackton within Lanarkshire
Location of Jackton within Lanarkshire

What is the postcode for Jackton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Jackton is G75 8ZX.

Where is Jackton in G75?

Jackton is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the G75 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the G75 postcode district.

Map showing location of Jackton within G75
Location of Jackton within G75

What is the post town for Jackton?

The post town for Jackton is Glasgow. Jackton is in the G75 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Glasgow.

What is the latitude and longitude of Jackton?

The centre of Jackton is located at position 55.75045° latitude and -4.24582° longitude.

Latitude55.75045°
Longitude-4.24582°

What is the easting and northing of Jackton?

The centre of Jackton is located at the grid reference easting 259139 and northing 653071 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting259139
Northing653071

What are the nearest towns to Jackton?

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

west
3m
Jackton is 3 miles west of East Kilbride
south
6m
Jackton is 6 miles south of Rutherglen
south-east
7m
Jackton is 7 miles south-east of Barrhead
south-west
8m
Jackton is 8 miles south-west of Uddingston
west
8m
Jackton is 8 miles west of Hamilton
south-east
10m
Jackton is 10 miles south-east of Paisley
north
10m
Jackton is 10 miles north of Darvel
south-west
10m
Jackton is 10 miles south-west of Bellshill
west
10m
Jackton is 10 miles west of Motherwell
north
10m
Jackton is 10 miles north of Newmilns

What are the nearest cities to Jackton?

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

south
8m
Jackton is 8 miles south of Glasgow
south-west
28m
Jackton is 28 miles south-west of Stirling
south-west
38m
Jackton is 38 miles south-west of Dunfermline
west
43m
Jackton is 43 miles west of Edinburgh
south-west
54m
Jackton is 54 miles south-west of Perth
south-west
69m
Jackton is 69 miles south-west of Dundee
north-west
79m
Jackton is 79 miles north-west of Carlisle
north-west
117m
Jackton is 117 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne
south
120m
Jackton is 120 miles south of Inverness
north-west
125m
Jackton is 125 miles north-west of Durham