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Where is Balgown?

Balgown is located in the county of Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, 40 miles south of the town of Stornoway, 147 miles north-west of the major city of Glasgow, 168 miles north-west of Edinburgh, 445 miles north of Cardiff, and 492 miles north-west of London. Balgown was historically in the county of Inverness-shire. Balgown falls within the unitary authority of Highland. It is in the IV51 postcode district. The post town for Balgown is Portree.

Balgown on a map

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

Which county is Balgown in?

Balgown is in the ceremonial county of Ross and Cromarty, the historic county of Inverness-shire, and the administrative county of Highland.

Ceremonial CountyRoss and Cromarty
Historic CountyInverness-shire
Administrative CountyHighland

Where is Balgown in Ross and Cromarty?

Balgown is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Ross and Cromarty, and towards the westernmost extremity of Ross and Cromarty.

Map showing location of Balgown within Ross and Cromarty
Location of Balgown within Ross and Cromarty

What is the postcode for Balgown?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Balgown is IV51 9UB.

Where is Balgown in IV51?

Balgown is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the IV51 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the IV51 postcode district.

Map showing location of Balgown within IV51
Location of Balgown within IV51

What is the post town for Balgown?

The post town for Balgown is Portree. Balgown is in the IV51 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Portree.

What is the latitude and longitude of Balgown?

The centre of Balgown is located at position 57.6359° latitude and -6.37646° longitude.

Latitude57.6359°
Longitude-6.37646°

What is the easting and northing of Balgown?

The centre of Balgown is located at the grid reference easting 138890 and northing 869096 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting138890
Northing869096

What are the nearest towns to Balgown?

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

south
40m
Balgown is 40 miles south of Stornoway
north
71m
Balgown is 71 miles north of Tobermory
west
73m
Balgown is 73 miles west of Dingwall
north-west
74m
Balgown is 74 miles north-west of Fort William
west
79m
Balgown is 79 miles west of Alness
west
82m
Balgown is 82 miles west of Invergordon
west
84m
Balgown is 84 miles west of Fortrose
west
87m
Balgown is 87 miles west of Tain
west
87m
Balgown is 87 miles west of Cromarty
west
89m
Balgown is 89 miles west of Dornoch

What are the nearest cities to Balgown?

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

west
81m
Balgown is 81 miles west of Inverness
north-west
140m
Balgown is 140 miles north-west of Stirling
north-west
140m
Balgown is 140 miles north-west of Perth
north-west
147m
Balgown is 147 miles north-west of Glasgow
north-west
152m
Balgown is 152 miles north-west of Dundee
north-west
155m
Balgown is 155 miles north-west of Dunfermline
west
164m
Balgown is 164 miles west of Aberdeen
north-west
168m
Balgown is 168 miles north-west of Edinburgh
north-west
232m
Balgown is 232 miles north-west of Carlisle
north-west
260m
Balgown is 260 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne