Racks
Racks is a hamlet in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Racks is situated nearby to the hamlet Elizafield, as well as near the village Greenlea.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Collin and Torthorwald.
Collin
Village
Collin is a small village between Dumfries and Gretna in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is located on the Lochar Water, and the A75 road. It lies 5.3 km east of Dumfries, and 20 km north-west of Annan.
Torthorwald
Village
Torthorwald is a village and civil parish in Dumfries and Galloway, south-west Scotland. It is located 6 kilometres east of Dumfries on the A709 road to Lochmaben. Torthorwald is situated 2½ miles north of Racks.
The Crichton
Suburb
The Crichton is an institutional campus in Dumfries in southwest Scotland. It serves as a remote campus for the University of Glasgow, the University of the West of Scotland, Dumfries and Galloway College, and the Open University. The Crichton is situated 3 miles west of Racks.
Racks
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.05483° or 55° 3′ 17″ north
Longitude
-3.52121° or 3° 31′ 16″ west
Elevation
39 feet (12 metres)
Open location code
9C7R3F3H+WG
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
GeoNames ID
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