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  1. Methil

Where is Methil?

Methil is located in the county of Fife, Scotland, one mile south-west of the town of Leven, 19 miles south of the major city of Dundee, 17 miles north-east of Edinburgh, 325 miles north of Cardiff, and 344 miles north of London. Methil falls within the unitary authority of Fife. It is in the KY8 postcode district. The post town for Methil is Leven.

Methil on a map

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

Which county is Methil in?

Methil 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 Methil in Fife?

Methil is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Fife, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Fife.

Map showing location of Methil within Fife
Location of Methil within Fife

What is the postcode for Methil?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Methil is KY8 3LU.

Where is Methil in KY8?

Methil is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the KY8 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the KY8 postcode district.

Map showing location of Methil within KY8
Location of Methil within KY8

What is the post town for Methil?

The post town for Methil is Leven. Methil is in the KY8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Leven.

What is the latitude and longitude of Methil?

The centre of Methil is located at position 56.18651° latitude and -3.01987° longitude.

Latitude56.18651°
Longitude-3.01987°

What is the easting and northing of Methil?

The centre of Methil is located at the grid reference easting 336798 and northing 699788 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting336798
Northing699788

What are the nearest towns to Methil?

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

south-west
1m
Methil is 1 mile south-west of Leven
north-east
1m
Methil is 1 mile north-east of Buckhaven
east
5m
Methil is 5 miles east of Markinch
east
6m
Methil is 6 miles east of Glenrothes
south-east
7m
Methil is 7 miles south-east of Ladybank
east
8m
Methil is 8 miles east of Leslie
north-east
8m
Methil is 8 miles north-east of Kirkcaldy
south-east
9m
Methil is 9 miles south-east of Falkland
south
9m
Methil is 9 miles south of Cupar
north-east
10m
Methil is 10 miles north-east of Kinghorn

What are the nearest cities to Methil?

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

north-east
17m
Methil is 17 miles north-east of Edinburgh
south
19m
Methil is 19 miles south of Dundee
north-east
19m
Methil is 19 miles north-east of Dunfermline
south-east
22m
Methil is 22 miles south-east of Perth
east
36m
Methil is 36 miles east of Stirling
north-east
52m
Methil is 52 miles north-east of Glasgow
south-west
75m
Methil is 75 miles south-west of Aberdeen
north
90m
Methil is 90 miles north of Carlisle
north-west
100m
Methil is 100 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne
south-east
101m
Methil is 101 miles south-east of Inverness

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