Administrative division(s):

• Level 1: Scotland
• Level 2: Fife

Current local time in Thornton:

05:40 PM, Thursday
Difference from your time zone: hours

Thornton on map:^[1]

Thornton GPS coordinates^[2]

56° 10' 0.012" North, 3° 9' 0" West

Map corner	latitude	longitude
Upper-left	56.55616°,	-3.85313°
Center:	56.16667°,	-3.15°
Lower-right:	55.77319°,	-2.44688°
Map W x H:	87.1×87.1 km	= 54.1×54.1mi

max Lat:	60.39635°   ⇑4.6% North
Thornton:	56.16667°
min Lat:	⇓95.4% South 34.60088°

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min Long	Thornton	max Long
-7.64133°	-3.15°	32.95536°
W 22.3%⇐		⇒77.7% E

Elevation

Elevation of Thornton is 56 m = 184 ft, and this is 16.9 m = 55 ft below average elevation for this country.

Max E:	515 m = 1690 ft	53%
Avg.	72.9 m = 239 ft
Thornton	56 m = 184 ft
Min E:	-30 m = -98 ft	47%

See also: United Kingdom elevation on elevation.city.

Geographical zone

Thornton is located in North temperate zone (between Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle). Distance of this North polar circle is 1156 km =718.3 mi to North.

Distance of	km	miles	from Thornton
North Pole	3761.9	2337.5	to North
Arctic Circle	1156	718.3	to North
Tropic Cancer	3639.2	2261.3	to South
Equator	6245.1	3880.5	to South

Nearby cities:

15 places around Thornton: (largest is in red/bold)

• Buckhaven 7.2 km =4.5 mi, 85°
• Cardenden 7.1 km =4.4 mi, 248°
• Coaltown of Balgonie 2.5 km =1.6 mi, 36°
• Coaltown of Wemyss 4.1 km =2.5 mi, 114°
• East Wemyss 5.4 km =3.4 mi, 97°
• Freuchie 8.9 km =5.5 mi, 356°
• Glenrothes 3.5 km =2.2 mi, 335°
• Kennoway 7.9 km =4.9 mi, 51°
• Kinglassie 5.8 km =3.6 mi, 277°
• Kirkcaldy 5.6 km =3.5 mi, 186°
• Leslie 5.5 km =3.4 mi, 311°
• Leven 10 km =6.2 mi, 68°
• Markinch 4 km =2.5 mi, 13°
• Methil 8.2 km =5.1 mi, 75°
• Windygates 6.8 km =4.2 mi, 61°