Balnaknock is located in the county of Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, 43 miles south of the town of Stornoway, 143 miles north-west of the major city of Glasgow, 164 miles north-west of Edinburgh, 440 miles north of Cardiff, and 487 miles north-west of London. Balnaknock was historically in the county of Inverness-shire. Balnaknock falls within the unitary authority of Highland. It is in the IV51 postcode district. The post town for Balnaknock is Portree.
Balnaknock 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 |
Balnaknock 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 Balnaknock is IV51 9YG.
Balnaknock is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the IV51 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the IV51 postcode district.
The post town for Balnaknock is Portree. Balnaknock is in the IV51 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Portree.
The centre of Balnaknock is located at position 57.58118° latitude and -6.31865° longitude.
Latitude | 57.58118° |
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Longitude | -6.31865° |
The centre of Balnaknock is located at the grid reference easting 141950 and northing 862790 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 141950 |
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Northing | 862790 |
Position of Balnaknock relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Balnaknock to the centre of the town.
Position of Balnaknock relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Balnaknock to the centre of the city.