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Where is Balvaird?

Balvaird is located in the county of Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, four miles south of the town of Dingwall, 92 miles west of the major city of Aberdeen, 119 miles north of Edinburgh, 422 miles north of Cardiff, and 451 miles north of London. Balvaird lies two miles north of the Inverness border. Balvaird falls within the unitary authority of Highland. It is in the IV6 postcode district. The post town for Balvaird is Muir of Ord.

Balvaird on a map

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

Which county is Balvaird in?

Balvaird is in the ceremonial county of Ross and Cromarty, the historic county of Ross and Cromarty, and the administrative county of Highland.

Ceremonial CountyRoss and Cromarty
Historic CountyRoss and Cromarty
Administrative CountyHighland

Where is Balvaird in Ross and Cromarty?

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

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

Where is Balvaird in IV6?

Balvaird is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the IV6 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the IV6 postcode district.

Map showing location of Balvaird within IV6
Location of Balvaird within IV6

What is the post town for Balvaird?

The post town for Balvaird is Muir of Ord. Balvaird is in the IV6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Muir of Ord.

What is the latitude and longitude of Balvaird?

The centre of Balvaird is located at position 57.53251° latitude and -4.44528° longitude.

Latitude57.53251°
Longitude-4.44528°

What is the easting and northing of Balvaird?

The centre of Balvaird is located at the grid reference easting 253696 and northing 851788 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting253696
Northing851788

What are the nearest towns to Balvaird?

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

south
4m
Balvaird is 4 miles south of Dingwall
west
12m
Balvaird is 12 miles west of Fortrose
south-west
13m
Balvaird is 13 miles south-west of Alness
south-west
15m
Balvaird is 15 miles south-west of Invergordon
south-west
18m
Balvaird is 18 miles south-west of Cromarty
west
22m
Balvaird is 22 miles west of Nairn
south-west
24m
Balvaird is 24 miles south-west of Tain
south-west
29m
Balvaird is 29 miles south-west of Dornoch
west
31m
Balvaird is 31 miles west of Forres
north-west
33m
Balvaird is 33 miles north-west of Aviemore

What are the nearest cities to Balvaird?

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

north-west
9m
Balvaird is 9 miles north-west of Inverness
north-west
87m
Balvaird is 87 miles north-west of Perth
west
92m
Balvaird is 92 miles west of Aberdeen
north-west
93m
Balvaird is 93 miles north-west of Dundee
north
100m
Balvaird is 100 miles north of Stirling
north
108m
Balvaird is 108 miles north of Dunfermline
north
116m
Balvaird is 116 miles north of Glasgow
north
119m
Balvaird is 119 miles north of Edinburgh
north
192m
Balvaird is 192 miles north of Carlisle
north-west
208m
Balvaird is 208 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne