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Where is Porthmadog?

Porthmadog is located in the county of Gwynedd, Wales, four miles east of the town of Criccieth, 55 miles west of the major city of Chester, 108 miles north of Cardiff, and 196 miles north-west of London. Porthmadog lies eight miles west of the Clwyd border, and was historically in the county of Carnarvonshire. Porthmadog falls within the unitary authority of Gwynedd - Gwynedd. It is in the LL49 postcode district. The post town for Porthmadog is Porthmadog.

Porthmadog on a map

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

Which county is Porthmadog in?

Porthmadog is in the ceremonial county of Gwynedd, the historic county of Carnarvonshire, and the administrative county of Gwynedd - Gwynedd.

Ceremonial CountyGwynedd
Historic CountyCarnarvonshire
Administrative CountyGwynedd - Gwynedd

Where is Porthmadog in Gwynedd?

Porthmadog is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Gwynedd, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Gwynedd.

Map showing location of Porthmadog within Gwynedd
Location of Porthmadog within Gwynedd

What is the postcode for Porthmadog?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Porthmadog is LL49 9AD.

Where is Porthmadog in LL49?

Porthmadog is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the LL49 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the LL49 postcode district.

Map showing location of Porthmadog within LL49
Location of Porthmadog within LL49

What is the post town for Porthmadog?

The post town for Porthmadog is Porthmadog. Porthmadog is in the LL49 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Porthmadog.

What is the latitude and longitude of Porthmadog?

The centre of Porthmadog is located at position 52.92648° latitude and -4.13082° longitude.

Latitude52.92648°
Longitude-4.13082°

What is the easting and northing of Porthmadog?

The centre of Porthmadog is located at the grid reference easting 256859 and northing 338689 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting256859
Northing338689

What are the nearest towns to Porthmadog?

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

east
4m
Porthmadog is 4 miles east of Criccieth
north
5m
Porthmadog is 5 miles north of Harlech
south-west
9m
Porthmadog is 9 miles south-west of Blaenau Ffestiniog
south
12m
Porthmadog is 12 miles south of Rhosgadfan
east
12m
Porthmadog is 12 miles east of Pwllheli
north
14m
Porthmadog is 14 miles north of Barmouth
south
16m
Porthmadog is 16 miles south of Caernarfon
east
16m
Porthmadog is 16 miles east of Nefyn
north-west
16m
Porthmadog is 16 miles north-west of Dolgellau
south
18m
Porthmadog is 18 miles south of Bethesda

What are the nearest cities to Porthmadog?

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

south
21m
Porthmadog is 21 miles south of Bangor
south-west
37m
Porthmadog is 37 miles south-west of St Asaph
west
48m
Porthmadog is 48 miles west of Wrexham
west
55m
Porthmadog is 55 miles west of Chester
south-west
58m
Porthmadog is 58 miles south-west of Liverpool
west
82m
Porthmadog is 82 miles west of Stoke-on-Trent
south-west
83m
Porthmadog is 83 miles south-west of Preston
north-west
85m
Porthmadog is 85 miles north-west of Hereford
south-west
85m
Porthmadog is 85 miles south-west of Salford
north-east
87m
Porthmadog is 87 miles north-east of St Davids

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