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Where is Balnaknock?

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 on a map

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

Which county is Balnaknock in?

Balnaknock 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 Balnaknock in Ross and Cromarty?

Balnaknock 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 Balnaknock within Ross and Cromarty
Location of Balnaknock within Ross and Cromarty

What is the postcode for Balnaknock?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Balnaknock is IV51 9YG.

Where is Balnaknock in IV51?

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.

Map showing location of Balnaknock within IV51
Location of Balnaknock within IV51

What is the post town for Balnaknock?

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

What is the latitude and longitude of Balnaknock?

The centre of Balnaknock is located at position 57.58118° latitude and -6.31865° longitude.

Latitude57.58118°
Longitude-6.31865°

What is the easting and northing of Balnaknock?

The centre of Balnaknock is located at the grid reference easting 141950 and northing 862790 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting141950
Northing862790

What are the nearest towns to Balnaknock?

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

south
43m
Balnaknock is 43 miles south of Stornoway
north
67m
Balnaknock is 67 miles north of Tobermory
north-west
70m
Balnaknock is 70 miles north-west of Fort William
west
70m
Balnaknock is 70 miles west of Dingwall
west
77m
Balnaknock is 77 miles west of Alness
west
80m
Balnaknock is 80 miles west of Invergordon
west
81m
Balnaknock is 81 miles west of Fortrose
west
85m
Balnaknock is 85 miles west of Cromarty
west
85m
Balnaknock is 85 miles west of Tain
north
87m
Balnaknock is 87 miles north of Oban

What are the nearest cities to Balnaknock?

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

west
78m
Balnaknock is 78 miles west of Inverness
north-west
136m
Balnaknock is 136 miles north-west of Stirling
north-west
136m
Balnaknock is 136 miles north-west of Perth
north-west
143m
Balnaknock is 143 miles north-west of Glasgow
north-west
148m
Balnaknock is 148 miles north-west of Dundee
north-west
151m
Balnaknock is 151 miles north-west of Dunfermline
west
161m
Balnaknock is 161 miles west of Aberdeen
north-west
164m
Balnaknock is 164 miles north-west of Edinburgh
north-west
227m
Balnaknock is 227 miles north-west of Carlisle
north-west
255m
Balnaknock is 255 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne