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Where is Powfoot?

Powfoot is located in the county of Dumfries, Scotland, three miles west of the town of Annan, 17 miles west of the major city of Carlisle, 68 miles south of Edinburgh, 242 miles north of Cardiff, and 274 miles north-west of London. Powfoot lies roughly one mile north-west of the Cumbria border, and was historically in the county of Dumfriesshire. Powfoot falls within the unitary authority of Dumfries and Galloway. It is in the DG12 postcode district. The post town for Powfoot is Annan.

Powfoot on a map

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

Which county is Powfoot in?

Powfoot is in the ceremonial county of Dumfries, the historic county of Dumfriesshire, and the administrative county of Dumfries and Galloway.

Ceremonial CountyDumfries
Historic CountyDumfriesshire
Administrative CountyDumfries and Galloway

Where is Powfoot in Dumfries?

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

Map showing location of Powfoot within Dumfries
Location of Powfoot within Dumfries

What is the postcode for Powfoot?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Powfoot is DG12 5PJ.

Where is Powfoot in DG12?

Powfoot is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the DG12 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the DG12 postcode district.

Map showing location of Powfoot within DG12
Location of Powfoot within DG12

What is the post town for Powfoot?

The post town for Powfoot is Annan. Powfoot is in the DG12 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Annan.

What is the latitude and longitude of Powfoot?

The centre of Powfoot is located at position 54.9781° latitude and -3.33114° longitude.

Latitude54.9781°
Longitude-3.33114°

What is the easting and northing of Powfoot?

The centre of Powfoot is located at the grid reference easting 314901 and northing 565643 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting314901
Northing565643

What are the nearest towns to Powfoot?

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

west
3m
Powfoot is 3 miles west of Annan
north
8m
Powfoot is 8 miles north of Silloth
south
10m
Powfoot is 10 miles south of Lockerbie
south
11m
Powfoot is 11 miles south of Lochmaben
north-west
13m
Powfoot is 13 miles north-west of Wigton
south-east
13m
Powfoot is 13 miles south-east of Dumfries
west
14m
Powfoot is 14 miles west of Longtown
north
15m
Powfoot is 15 miles north of Aspatria
south-west
18m
Powfoot is 18 miles south-west of Langholm
north
19m
Powfoot is 19 miles north of Maryport

What are the nearest cities to Powfoot?

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

west
17m
Powfoot is 17 miles west of Carlisle
north
68m
Powfoot is 68 miles north of Lancaster
south
68m
Powfoot is 68 miles south of Edinburgh
west
68m
Powfoot is 68 miles west of Newcastle upon Tyne
south-east
71m
Powfoot is 71 miles south-east of Glasgow
west
71m
Powfoot is 71 miles west of Durham
south
76m
Powfoot is 76 miles south of Dunfermline
west
78m
Powfoot is 78 miles west of Sunderland
south
82m
Powfoot is 82 miles south of Stirling
north
88m
Powfoot is 88 miles north of Preston