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Where is Milton?

Milton is located in the county of The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright, Scotland, six miles north of the town of Dalbeattie, 36 miles west of the major city of Carlisle, 69 miles south of Edinburgh, 246 miles north of Cardiff, and 286 miles north-west of London. Milton lies two miles south-west of the Dumfries border, and was historically in the county of Kirkcudbrightshire. Milton falls within the unitary authority of Dumfries and Galloway. It is in the DG2 postcode district. The post town for Milton is Dumfries.

Milton on a map

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

Which county is Milton in?

Milton is in the ceremonial county of The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright, the historic county of Kirkcudbrightshire, and the administrative county of Dumfries and Galloway.

Ceremonial CountyThe Stewartry of Kirkcudbright
Historic CountyKirkcudbrightshire
Administrative CountyDumfries and Galloway

Where is Milton in The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright?

Milton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright, and towards the easternmost extremity of The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright.

Map showing location of Milton within The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright
Location of Milton within The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright

What is the postcode for Milton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Milton is DG2 8QT.

Where is Milton in DG2?

Milton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the DG2 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the DG2 postcode district.

Map showing location of Milton within DG2
Location of Milton within DG2

What is the post town for Milton?

The post town for Milton is Dumfries. Milton is in the DG2 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Dumfries.

What is the latitude and longitude of Milton?

The centre of Milton is located at position 55.01585° latitude and -3.80238° longitude.

Latitude55.01585°
Longitude-3.80238°

What is the easting and northing of Milton?

The centre of Milton is located at the grid reference easting 284851 and northing 570519 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting284851
Northing570519

What are the nearest towns to Milton?

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

north
6m
Milton is 6 miles north of Dalbeattie
north-east
7m
Milton is 7 miles north-east of Castle Douglas
south-west
9m
Milton is 9 miles south-west of Dumfries
east
14m
Milton is 14 miles east of New Galloway
north-east
16m
Milton is 16 miles north-east of Kirkcudbright
south-west
16m
Milton is 16 miles south-west of Lochmaben
north-east
18m
Milton is 18 miles north-east of Gatehouse of Fleet
west
19m
Milton is 19 miles west of Lockerbie
north-west
19m
Milton is 19 miles north-west of Silloth
west
22m
Milton is 22 miles west of Annan

What are the nearest cities to Milton?

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

west
36m
Milton is 36 miles west of Carlisle
south
61m
Milton is 61 miles south of Glasgow
south
69m
Milton is 69 miles south of Edinburgh
south
74m
Milton is 74 miles south of Dunfermline
south
76m
Milton is 76 miles south of Stirling
north-west
78m
Milton is 78 miles north-west of Lancaster
west
87m
Milton is 87 miles west of Newcastle upon Tyne
west
90m
Milton is 90 miles west of Durham
south
96m
Milton is 96 miles south of Perth
west
97m
Milton is 97 miles west of Sunderland