Moffat is located in the county of Dumfries, Scotland, 14 miles north of the town of Lochmaben, 37 miles north-west of the major city of Carlisle, 44 miles south of Edinburgh, 267 miles north of Cardiff, and 297 miles north-west of London. Moffat lies five miles south of the Tweeddale border, and was historically in the county of Dumfriesshire. Moffat falls within the unitary authority of Dumfries and Galloway. It is in the DG10 postcode district. The post town for Moffat is Moffat.
Moffat is in the ceremonial county of Dumfries, the historic county of Dumfriesshire, and the administrative county of Dumfries and Galloway.
Ceremonial County | Dumfries |
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Historic County | Dumfriesshire |
Administrative County | Dumfries and Galloway |
Moffat is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Dumfries, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Dumfries.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Moffat is DG10 9DL.
Moffat is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the DG10 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the DG10 postcode district.
The post town for Moffat is Moffat. Moffat is in the DG10 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Moffat.
The centre of Moffat is located at position 55.3333° latitude and -3.44428° longitude.
Latitude | 55.3333° |
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Longitude | -3.44428° |
The centre of Moffat is located at the grid reference easting 308478 and northing 605311 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 308478 |
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Northing | 605311 |
Position of Moffat relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Moffat to the centre of the town.
Position of Moffat relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Moffat to the centre of the city.