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Where is Kirkcaldy?

Kirkcaldy is located in the county of Fife, Scotland, three miles north of the town of Kinghorn, 25 miles south of the major city of Dundee, 11 miles north of Edinburgh, 320 miles north of Cardiff, and 341 miles north of London. Kirkcaldy lies seven miles south-east of the Perth and Kinross border. Kirkcaldy falls within the unitary authority of Fife. It is in the KY1 postcode district. The post town for Kirkcaldy is Kirkcaldy.

Kirkcaldy on a map

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

Which county is Kirkcaldy in?

Kirkcaldy is in the ceremonial county of Fife, the historic county of Fife, and the administrative county of Fife.

Ceremonial CountyFife
Historic CountyFife
Administrative CountyFife

Where is Kirkcaldy in Fife?

Kirkcaldy is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Fife, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Fife.

Map showing location of Kirkcaldy within Fife
Location of Kirkcaldy within Fife

What is the postcode for Kirkcaldy?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Kirkcaldy is KY1 1XQ.

Where is Kirkcaldy in KY1?

Kirkcaldy is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the KY1 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the KY1 postcode district.

Map showing location of Kirkcaldy within KY1
Location of Kirkcaldy within KY1

What is the post town for Kirkcaldy?

The post town for Kirkcaldy is Kirkcaldy. Kirkcaldy is in the KY1 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Kirkcaldy.

What is the latitude and longitude of Kirkcaldy?

The centre of Kirkcaldy is located at position 56.10963° latitude and -3.16333° longitude.

Latitude56.10963°
Longitude-3.16333°

What is the easting and northing of Kirkcaldy?

The centre of Kirkcaldy is located at the grid reference easting 327749 and northing 691373 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting327749
Northing691373

What are the nearest towns to Kirkcaldy?

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

north
3m
Kirkcaldy is 3 miles north of Kinghorn
north-east
4m
Kirkcaldy is 4 miles north-east of Burntisland
east
6m
Kirkcaldy is 6 miles east of Lochgelly
south
6m
Kirkcaldy is 6 miles south of Glenrothes
south
6m
Kirkcaldy is 6 miles south of Markinch
south-west
7m
Kirkcaldy is 7 miles south-west of Buckhaven
south
7m
Kirkcaldy is 7 miles south of Leslie
east
7m
Kirkcaldy is 7 miles east of Cowdenbeath
south-west
8m
Kirkcaldy is 8 miles south-west of Methil
south-west
9m
Kirkcaldy is 9 miles south-west of Leven

What are the nearest cities to Kirkcaldy?

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

north
11m
Kirkcaldy is 11 miles north of Edinburgh
east
12m
Kirkcaldy is 12 miles east of Dunfermline
south-east
22m
Kirkcaldy is 22 miles south-east of Perth
south
25m
Kirkcaldy is 25 miles south of Dundee
east
30m
Kirkcaldy is 30 miles east of Stirling
east
45m
Kirkcaldy is 45 miles east of Glasgow
south-west
83m
Kirkcaldy is 83 miles south-west of Aberdeen
north
85m
Kirkcaldy is 85 miles north of Carlisle
north-west
99m
Kirkcaldy is 99 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne
south
103m
Kirkcaldy is 103 miles south of Inverness