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Where is Jamestown?

Jamestown is located in the county of Dunbartonshire, Scotland, one mile north-east of the town of Alexandria, 16 miles north-west of the major city of Glasgow, 54 miles west of Edinburgh, 318 miles north of Cardiff, and 359 miles north-west of London. Jamestown lies four miles south-west of the Stirling and Falkirk border. Jamestown falls within the unitary authority of West Dunbartonshire. It is in the G83 postcode district.

Jamestown on a map

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

Which county is Jamestown in?

Jamestown is in the ceremonial county of Dunbartonshire, the historic county of Dunbartonshire, and the administrative county of West Dunbartonshire.

Ceremonial CountyDunbartonshire
Historic CountyDunbartonshire
Administrative CountyWest Dunbartonshire

Where is Jamestown in Dunbartonshire?

Jamestown is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Dunbartonshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Dunbartonshire.

Map showing location of Jamestown within Dunbartonshire
Location of Jamestown within Dunbartonshire

What is the postcode for Jamestown?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Jamestown is G83 8EQ.

Where is Jamestown in G83?

Jamestown is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the G83 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the G83 postcode district.

Map showing location of Jamestown within G83
Location of Jamestown within G83

What is the latitude and longitude of Jamestown?

The centre of Jamestown is located at position 55.99789° latitude and -4.57154° longitude.

Latitude55.99789°
Longitude-4.57154°

What is the easting and northing of Jamestown?

The centre of Jamestown is located at the grid reference easting 239724 and northing 681311 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting239724
Northing681311

What are the nearest towns to Jamestown?

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

north-east
1m
Jamestown is 1 mile north-east of Alexandria
north
4m
Jamestown is 4 miles north of Dumbarton
east
6m
Jamestown is 6 miles east of Helensburgh
north-east
6m
Jamestown is 6 miles north-east of Port Glasgow
north-west
7m
Jamestown is 7 miles north-west of Erskine
north-east
8m
Jamestown is 8 miles north-east of Greenock
north-west
8m
Jamestown is 8 miles north-west of Clydebank
east
10m
Jamestown is 10 miles east of Gourock
north-west
11m
Jamestown is 11 miles north-west of Milngavie
north-west
11m
Jamestown is 11 miles north-west of Bearsden

What are the nearest cities to Jamestown?

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

north-west
16m
Jamestown is 16 miles north-west of Glasgow
west
26m
Jamestown is 26 miles west of Stirling
west
43m
Jamestown is 43 miles west of Dunfermline
south-west
52m
Jamestown is 52 miles south-west of Perth
west
54m
Jamestown is 54 miles west of Edinburgh
south-west
69m
Jamestown is 69 miles south-west of Dundee
north-west
100m
Jamestown is 100 miles north-west of Carlisle
south
103m
Jamestown is 103 miles south of Inverness
south-west
124m
Jamestown is 124 miles south-west of Aberdeen
north-west
136m
Jamestown is 136 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne