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Where is Achfary?

Achfary is located in the county of Sutherland, Scotland, 44 miles north-west of the town of Dornoch, 131 miles north-west of the major city of Aberdeen, 175 miles north of Edinburgh, 477 miles north of Cardiff, and 506 miles north of London. Achfary falls within the unitary authority of Highland. It is in the IV27 postcode district. The post town for Achfary is Lairg.

Achfary on a map

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

Which county is Achfary in?

Achfary is in the ceremonial county of Sutherland, the historic county of Sutherland, and the administrative county of Highland.

Ceremonial CountySutherland
Historic CountySutherland
Administrative CountyHighland

Where is Achfary in Sutherland?

Achfary is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Sutherland, and towards the westernmost extremity of Sutherland.

Map showing location of Achfary within Sutherland
Location of Achfary within Sutherland

Where is Achfary in IV27?

Achfary is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the IV27 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the IV27 postcode district.

Map showing location of Achfary within IV27
Location of Achfary within IV27

What is the post town for Achfary?

The post town for Achfary is Lairg. Achfary is in the IV27 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Lairg.

What is the latitude and longitude of Achfary?

The centre of Achfary is located at position 58.30414° latitude and -4.90541° longitude.

Latitude58.30414°
Longitude-4.90541°

What is the easting and northing of Achfary?

The centre of Achfary is located at the grid reference easting 229849 and northing 938735 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting229849
Northing938735

What are the nearest towns to Achfary?

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

north-west
44m
Achfary is 44 miles north-west of Dornoch
north-west
46m
Achfary is 46 miles north-west of Tain
north-west
49m
Achfary is 49 miles north-west of Alness
north-west
50m
Achfary is 50 miles north-west of Invergordon
north
52m
Achfary is 52 miles north of Dingwall
north-west
54m
Achfary is 54 miles north-west of Cromarty
west
54m
Achfary is 54 miles west of Thurso
east
54m
Achfary is 54 miles east of Stornoway
north-west
58m
Achfary is 58 miles north-west of Fortrose
north-west
63m
Achfary is 63 miles north-west of Nairn

What are the nearest cities to Achfary?

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

north
62m
Achfary is 62 miles north of Inverness
north-west
131m
Achfary is 131 miles north-west of Aberdeen
north
143m
Achfary is 143 miles north of Perth
north-west
147m
Achfary is 147 miles north-west of Dundee
north
156m
Achfary is 156 miles north of Stirling
north
164m
Achfary is 164 miles north of Dunfermline
north
171m
Achfary is 171 miles north of Glasgow
north
175m
Achfary is 175 miles north of Edinburgh
north
248m
Achfary is 248 miles north of Carlisle
north-west
262m
Achfary is 262 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne