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Where is Whitby?

Whitby is located in the county of North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, 12 miles south-east of the town of Loftus, 26 miles east of the major town of Middlesbrough, 144 miles south-east of Edinburgh, and 206 miles north of London. Whitby was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Whitby falls within the unitary authority of North Yorkshire. It is in the YO21 postcode district. The post town for Whitby is Whitby.

Whitby on a map

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

Which county is Whitby in?

Whitby is in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, the historic county of Yorkshire, and the administrative county of North Yorkshire.

Ceremonial CountyNorth Yorkshire
Historic CountyYorkshire
Administrative CountyNorth Yorkshire

Where is Whitby in North Yorkshire?

Whitby is situated towards the northernmost extremity of North Yorkshire, and towards the easternmost extremity of North Yorkshire.

Map showing location of Whitby within North Yorkshire
Location of Whitby within North Yorkshire

What is the postcode for Whitby?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Whitby is YO21 1EA.

Where is Whitby in YO21?

Whitby is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the YO21 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the YO21 postcode district.

Map showing location of Whitby within YO21
Location of Whitby within YO21

What is the post town for Whitby?

The post town for Whitby is Whitby. Whitby is in the YO21 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Whitby.

What is the latitude and longitude of Whitby?

The centre of Whitby is located at position 54.48506° latitude and -0.61707° longitude.

Latitude54.48506°
Longitude-0.61707°

What is the easting and northing of Whitby?

The centre of Whitby is located at the grid reference easting 489691 and northing 510849 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting489691
Northing510849

What are the nearest towns to Whitby?

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

south-east
12m
Whitby is 12 miles south-east of Loftus
south-east
14m
Whitby is 14 miles south-east of Brotton
east
16m
Whitby is 16 miles east of Skelton
south-east
16m
Whitby is 16 miles south-east of Saltburn-by-the-Sea
north-west
17m
Whitby is 17 miles north-west of Scarborough
north
18m
Whitby is 18 miles north of Pickering
south-east
18m
Whitby is 18 miles south-east of Marske-by-the-Sea
east
18m
Whitby is 18 miles east of Guisborough
north-east
20m
Whitby is 20 miles north-east of Kirkbymoorside
south-east
20m
Whitby is 20 miles south-east of Redcar

What are the nearest cities to Whitby?

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

north-east
41m
Whitby is 41 miles north-east of York
south-east
42m
Whitby is 42 miles south-east of Sunderland
south-east
44m
Whitby is 44 miles south-east of Durham
north-east
44m
Whitby is 44 miles north-east of Ripon
south-east
52m
Whitby is 52 miles south-east of Newcastle upon Tyne
north
53m
Whitby is 53 miles north of Kingston upon Hull
north-east
61m
Whitby is 61 miles north-east of Leeds
north-east
66m
Whitby is 66 miles north-east of Wakefield
north-east
67m
Whitby is 67 miles north-east of Bradford
north
70m
Whitby is 70 miles north of Doncaster

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