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Where is Altnaharra?

Altnaharra is located in the county of Sutherland, Scotland, 32 miles north-west of the town of Dornoch, 117 miles north-west of the major city of Aberdeen, 168 miles north of Edinburgh, 473 miles north of Cardiff, and 498 miles north of London. Altnaharra falls within the unitary authority of Highland. It is in the IV27 postcode district. The post town for Altnaharra is Lairg.

Altnaharra on a map

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

Which county is Altnaharra in?

Altnaharra 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 Altnaharra in Sutherland?

Altnaharra is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Sutherland, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Sutherland.

Map showing location of Altnaharra within Sutherland
Location of Altnaharra within Sutherland

What is the postcode for Altnaharra?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Altnaharra is IV27 4UF.

Where is Altnaharra in IV27?

Altnaharra is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the IV27 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the IV27 postcode district.

Map showing location of Altnaharra within IV27
Location of Altnaharra within IV27

What is the post town for Altnaharra?

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

What is the latitude and longitude of Altnaharra?

The centre of Altnaharra is located at position 58.28123° latitude and -4.44275° longitude.

Latitude58.28123°
Longitude-4.44275°

What is the easting and northing of Altnaharra?

The centre of Altnaharra is located at the grid reference easting 256859 and northing 935108 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting256859
Northing935108

What are the nearest towns to Altnaharra?

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

north-west
32m
Altnaharra is 32 miles north-west of Dornoch
north
35m
Altnaharra is 35 miles north of Tain
south-west
40m
Altnaharra is 40 miles south-west of Thurso
north
41m
Altnaharra is 41 miles north of Alness
north
42m
Altnaharra is 42 miles north of Invergordon
north
44m
Altnaharra is 44 miles north of Cromarty
north
47m
Altnaharra is 47 miles north of Dingwall
north
50m
Altnaharra is 50 miles north of Fortrose
west
50m
Altnaharra is 50 miles west of Wick
north
53m
Altnaharra is 53 miles north of Nairn

What are the nearest cities to Altnaharra?

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

north
56m
Altnaharra is 56 miles north of Inverness
north-west
117m
Altnaharra is 117 miles north-west of Aberdeen
north
136m
Altnaharra is 136 miles north of Perth
north
138m
Altnaharra is 138 miles north of Dundee
north
151m
Altnaharra is 151 miles north of Stirling
north
157m
Altnaharra is 157 miles north of Dunfermline
north
167m
Altnaharra is 167 miles north of Glasgow
north
168m
Altnaharra is 168 miles north of Edinburgh
north
241m
Altnaharra is 241 miles north of Carlisle
north-west
253m
Altnaharra is 253 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne