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 is in the ceremonial county of Ross and Cromarty, the historic county of Inverness-shire, and the administrative county of Highland.
Ceremonial County | Ross and Cromarty |
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Historic County | Inverness-shire |
Administrative County | Highland |
Balgown is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Ross and Cromarty, and towards the westernmost extremity of Ross and Cromarty.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Balgown is IV51 9UB.
Balgown is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the IV51 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the IV51 postcode district.
The post town for Balgown is Portree. Balgown is in the IV51 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Portree.
The centre of Balgown is located at position 57.6359° latitude and -6.37646° longitude.
Latitude | 57.6359° |
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Longitude | -6.37646° |
The centre of Balgown is located at the grid reference easting 138890 and northing 869096 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 138890 |
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Northing | 869096 |
Position of Balgown relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Balgown to the centre of the town.
Position of Balgown relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Balgown to the centre of the city.