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Where is Col?

Col is located in the county of Western Isles, Scotland, five miles north-east of the town of Stornoway, 175 miles north-west of the major city of Aberdeen, 199 miles north-west of Edinburgh, 486 miles north of Cardiff, and 528 miles north-west of London. Col was historically in the county of Ross and Cromarty. Col falls within the unitary authority of Na h-Eileanan an Iar. It is in the HS2 postcode district. The post town for Col is Isle of Lewis.

Col on a map

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

Which county is Col in?

Col is in the ceremonial county of Western Isles, the historic county of Ross and Cromarty, and the administrative county of Na h-Eileanan an Iar.

Ceremonial CountyWestern Isles
Historic CountyRoss and Cromarty
Administrative CountyNa h-Eileanan an Iar

Where is Col in Western Isles?

Col is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Western Isles, and towards the easternmost extremity of Western Isles.

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

What is the postcode for Col?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Col is HS2 0LR.

Where is Col in HS2?

Col is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the HS2 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the HS2 postcode district.

Map showing location of Col within HS2
Location of Col within HS2

What is the post town for Col?

The post town for Col is Isle of Lewis. Col is in the HS2 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Isle of Lewis.

What is the latitude and longitude of Col?

The centre of Col is located at position 58.27114° latitude and -6.31808° longitude.

Latitude58.27114°
Longitude-6.31808°

What is the easting and northing of Col?

The centre of Col is located at the grid reference easting 146893 and northing 939509 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting146893
Northing939509

What are the nearest towns to Col?

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

north-east
5m
Col is 5 miles north-east of Stornoway
north-west
84m
Col is 84 miles north-west of Dingwall
north-west
86m
Col is 86 miles north-west of Alness
west
88m
Col is 88 miles west of Dornoch
north-west
89m
Col is 89 miles north-west of Invergordon
north-west
89m
Col is 89 miles north-west of Tain
north-west
93m
Col is 93 miles north-west of Cromarty
north-west
94m
Col is 94 miles north-west of Fortrose
north-west
102m
Col is 102 miles north-west of Nairn
west
104m
Col is 104 miles west of Thurso

What are the nearest cities to Col?

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

north-west
95m
Col is 95 miles north-west of Inverness
north-west
169m
Col is 169 miles north-west of Perth
north-west
174m
Col is 174 miles north-west of Stirling
north-west
175m
Col is 175 miles north-west of Aberdeen
north-west
177m
Col is 177 miles north-west of Dundee
north
184m
Col is 184 miles north of Glasgow
north-west
186m
Col is 186 miles north-west of Dunfermline
north-west
199m
Col is 199 miles north-west of Edinburgh
north-west
267m
Col is 267 miles north-west of Carlisle
north-west
290m
Col is 290 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne