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Where is Whitley Bay?

Whitley Bay is located in the county of Tyne & Wear, North East England, two miles north-west of the town of Tynemouth, three miles north of the major town of South Shields, 93 miles south-east of Edinburgh, and 250 miles north of London. Whitley Bay lies two miles south-east of the Northumberland border, and was historically in the county of Northumberland. Whitley Bay falls within the metropolitan district council of North Tyneside. It is in the NE26 postcode district. The post town for Whitley Bay is Whitley Bay.

Whitley Bay on a map

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

Which county is Whitley Bay in?

Whitley Bay is in the ceremonial county of Tyne & Wear, and the historic county of Northumberland.

Ceremonial CountyTyne & Wear
Historic CountyNorthumberland

Where is Whitley Bay in Tyne & Wear?

Whitley Bay is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Tyne & Wear, and towards the easternmost extremity of Tyne & Wear.

Map showing location of Whitley Bay within Tyne & Wear
Location of Whitley Bay within Tyne & Wear

What is the postcode for Whitley Bay?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Whitley Bay is NE26 1DW.

Where is Whitley Bay in NE26?

Whitley Bay is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the NE26 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the NE26 postcode district.

Map showing location of Whitley Bay within NE26
Location of Whitley Bay within NE26

What is the post town for Whitley Bay?

The post town for Whitley Bay is Whitley Bay. Whitley Bay is in the NE26 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Whitley Bay.

What is the latitude and longitude of Whitley Bay?

The centre of Whitley Bay is located at position 55.04469° latitude and -1.44784° longitude.

Latitude55.04469°
Longitude-1.44784°

What is the easting and northing of Whitley Bay?

The centre of Whitley Bay is located at the grid reference easting 435380 and northing 572381 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting435380
Northing572381

What are the nearest towns to Whitley Bay?

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

north-west
2m
Whitley Bay is 2 miles north-west of Tynemouth
north
3m
Whitley Bay is 3 miles north of South Shields
north
5m
Whitley Bay is 5 miles north of Jarrow
east
5m
Whitley Bay is 5 miles east of Longbenton
north-east
5m
Whitley Bay is 5 miles north-east of Wallsend
north-east
6m
Whitley Bay is 6 miles north-east of Hebburn
south-east
6m
Whitley Bay is 6 miles south-east of Blyth
south-east
6m
Whitley Bay is 6 miles south-east of Cramlington
north-west
7m
Whitley Bay is 7 miles north-west of Whitburn
south-east
8m
Whitley Bay is 8 miles south-east of Bedlington

What are the nearest cities to Whitley Bay?

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

north-east
8m
Whitley Bay is 8 miles north-east of Newcastle upon Tyne
north
10m
Whitley Bay is 10 miles north of Sunderland
north
19m
Whitley Bay is 19 miles north of Durham
east
60m
Whitley Bay is 60 miles east of Carlisle
north
63m
Whitley Bay is 63 miles north of Ripon
north
76m
Whitley Bay is 76 miles north of York
north
86m
Whitley Bay is 86 miles north of Leeds
north
88m
Whitley Bay is 88 miles north of Bradford
north-east
88m
Whitley Bay is 88 miles north-east of Lancaster
south-east
93m
Whitley Bay is 93 miles south-east of Edinburgh

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