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Where is Kames?

Kames is located in the county of Argyll and Bute, Scotland, eight miles north-west of the town of Rothesay, 39 miles west of the major city of Glasgow, 80 miles west of Edinburgh, 316 miles north of Cardiff, and 368 miles north-west of London. Kames was historically in the county of Argyllshire. Kames falls within the unitary authority of Argyll and Bute. It is in the PA21 postcode district. The post town for Kames is Tighnabruaich.

Kames on a map

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

Which county is Kames in?

Kames is in the ceremonial county of Argyll and Bute, the historic county of Argyllshire, and the administrative county of Argyll and Bute.

Ceremonial CountyArgyll and Bute
Historic CountyArgyllshire
Administrative CountyArgyll and Bute

Where is Kames in Argyll and Bute?

Kames is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Argyll and Bute, and towards the easternmost extremity of Argyll and Bute.

Map showing location of Kames within Argyll and Bute
Location of Kames within Argyll and Bute

What is the postcode for Kames?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Kames is PA21 2AG.

Where is Kames in PA21?

Kames is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the PA21 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the PA21 postcode district.

Map showing location of Kames within PA21
Location of Kames within PA21

What is the post town for Kames?

The post town for Kames is Tighnabruaich. Kames is in the PA21 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Tighnabruaich.

What is the latitude and longitude of Kames?

The centre of Kames is located at position 55.88851° latitude and -5.23849° longitude.

Latitude55.88851°
Longitude-5.23849°

What is the easting and northing of Kames?

The centre of Kames is located at the grid reference easting 197574 and northing 670894 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting197574
Northing670894

What are the nearest towns to Kames?

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

north-west
8m
Kames is 8 miles north-west of Rothesay
south-east
13m
Kames is 13 miles south-east of Lochgilphead
west
13m
Kames is 13 miles west of Dunoon
north-west
15m
Kames is 15 miles north-west of Millport
north-west
16m
Kames is 16 miles north-west of Largs
west
17m
Kames is 17 miles west of Gourock
west
19m
Kames is 19 miles west of Greenock
west
21m
Kames is 21 miles west of Helensburgh
west
22m
Kames is 22 miles west of Port Glasgow
north-west
24m
Kames is 24 miles north-west of Ardrossan

What are the nearest cities to Kames?

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

west
39m
Kames is 39 miles west of Glasgow
west
53m
Kames is 53 miles west of Stirling
west
70m
Kames is 70 miles west of Dunfermline
south-west
78m
Kames is 78 miles south-west of Perth
west
80m
Kames is 80 miles west of Edinburgh
south-west
96m
Kames is 96 miles south-west of Dundee
north-west
114m
Kames is 114 miles north-west of Carlisle
south
117m
Kames is 117 miles south of Inverness
south-west
149m
Kames is 149 miles south-west of Aberdeen
north-west
156m
Kames is 156 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne