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Where is Borve?

Borve is located in the county of Western Isles, Scotland, 45 miles south-west of the town of Stornoway, 170 miles north-west of the major city of Glasgow, 194 miles north-west of Edinburgh, 460 miles north of Cardiff, and 513 miles north-west of London. Borve was historically in the county of Inverness-shire. Borve falls within the unitary authority of Na h-Eileanan an Iar. It is in the HS6 postcode district. The post town for Borve is Isle of North Uist.

Borve on a map

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

Which county is Borve in?

Borve is in the ceremonial county of Western Isles, the historic county of Inverness-shire, and the administrative county of Na h-Eileanan an Iar.

Ceremonial CountyWestern Isles
Historic CountyInverness-shire
Administrative CountyNa h-Eileanan an Iar

Where is Borve in Western Isles?

Borve is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Western Isles, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Western Isles.

Map showing location of Borve within Western Isles
Location of Borve within Western Isles

What is the postcode for Borve?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Borve is HS6 5BL.

Where is Borve in HS6?

Borve is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the HS6 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the HS6 postcode district.

Map showing location of Borve within HS6
Location of Borve within HS6

What is the post town for Borve?

The post town for Borve is Isle of North Uist. Borve is in the HS6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Isle of North Uist.

What is the latitude and longitude of Borve?

The centre of Borve is located at position 57.71115° latitude and -7.17793° longitude.

Latitude57.71115°
Longitude-7.17793°

What is the easting and northing of Borve?

The centre of Borve is located at the grid reference easting 91747 and northing 880832 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting91747
Northing880832

What are the nearest towns to Borve?

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

south-west
45m
Borve is 45 miles south-west of Stornoway
north-west
86m
Borve is 86 miles north-west of Tobermory
north-west
99m
Borve is 99 miles north-west of Fort William
west
102m
Borve is 102 miles west of Dingwall
west
109m
Borve is 109 miles west of Alness
north-west
111m
Borve is 111 miles north-west of Oban
west
112m
Borve is 112 miles west of Invergordon
west
113m
Borve is 113 miles west of Fortrose
west
116m
Borve is 116 miles west of Tain
west
117m
Borve is 117 miles west of Cromarty

What are the nearest cities to Borve?

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

west
111m
Borve is 111 miles west of Inverness
north-west
165m
Borve is 165 miles north-west of Stirling
north-west
168m
Borve is 168 miles north-west of Perth
north-west
170m
Borve is 170 miles north-west of Glasgow
north-west
181m
Borve is 181 miles north-west of Dundee
north-west
181m
Borve is 181 miles north-west of Dunfermline
west
194m
Borve is 194 miles west of Aberdeen
north-west
194m
Borve is 194 miles north-west of Edinburgh
north-west
254m
Borve is 254 miles north-west of Carlisle
north-west
285m
Borve is 285 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne