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NX78

Based in the South Scotland region of Scotland.

NX78

NX78 is within the post towns of Castle Douglas, Kirkcudbrightshire, Dumfries, Dumfriesshire & Thornhill, Dumfriesshire.

The square is within Dumfries and Galloway council.

The NX78 national grid square measures 10 km by 10 km and has an area of 1,000 kilometres squared.

The technical term for a 10 km map square is a Hectad.

When this 10 km square is divided into a grid 10 by 10 it gives the next size of grid square. This unit is called a Monad and measures 1km square. 100 monads fit in a 10km square.

Out of the monads generated from square NX78, 428 are land and -328 are sea. Sea squares are disregarded on this site as they contain no land features.

North West NX69
North NX79
North East NX89
West NX68
East NX88
South West NX67
South NX77
South East NX87
NX7089NX7189NX7289NX7389NX7489NX7589NX7689NX7789NX7889NX7989
NX7088NX7188NX7288NX7388NX7488NX7588NX7688NX7788NX7888NX7988
NX7087NX7187NX7287NX7387NX7487NX7587NX7687NX7787NX7887NX7987
NX7086NX7186NX7286NX7386NX7486NX7586NX7686NX7786NX7886NX7986
NX7085NX7185NX7285NX7385NX7485NX7585NX7685NX7785NX7885NX7985
NX7084NX7184NX7284NX7384NX7484NX7584NX7684NX7784NX7884NX7984
NX7083NX7183NX7283NX7383NX7483NX7583NX7683NX7783NX7883NX7983
NX7082NX7182NX7282NX7382NX7482NX7582NX7682NX7782NX7882NX7982
NX7081NX7181NX7281NX7381NX7481NX7581NX7681NX7781NX7881NX7981
NX7080NX7180NX7280NX7380NX7480NX7580NX7680NX7780NX7880NX7980
CornerLatitudeLongitudeEastingNorthing
South West Corner55.097336-4.043386270000580000
South East Corner55.097336-3.882188280000580000
North West Corner55.189667-4.043386270000590000
North East Corner55.189667-3.882188280000590000

1 KM Squares within the NX78 10 KM Square