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Where is Eochar?

Eochar is located in the county of Western Isles, Scotland, 68 miles south-west of the town of Stornoway, 160 miles north-west of the major city of Glasgow, 189 miles north-west of Edinburgh, 443 miles north of Cardiff, and 500 miles north-west of London. Eochar was historically in the county of Inverness-shire. Eochar falls within the unitary authority of Na h-Eileanan an Iar. It is in the HS8 postcode district. The post town for Eochar is Isle of South Uist.

Eochar on a map

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

Which county is Eochar in?

Eochar 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 Eochar in Western Isles?

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

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

What is the postcode for Eochar?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Eochar is HS8 5RE.

Where is Eochar in HS8?

Eochar is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the HS8 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the HS8 postcode district.

Map showing location of Eochar within HS8
Location of Eochar within HS8

What is the post town for Eochar?

The post town for Eochar is Isle of South Uist. Eochar is in the HS8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Isle of South Uist.

What is the latitude and longitude of Eochar?

The centre of Eochar is located at position 57.38742° latitude and -7.40728° longitude.

Latitude57.38742°
Longitude-7.40728°

What is the easting and northing of Eochar?

The centre of Eochar is located at the grid reference easting 75232 and northing 845928 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting75232
Northing845928

What are the nearest towns to Eochar?

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

south-west
68m
Eochar is 68 miles south-west of Stornoway
north-west
73m
Eochar is 73 miles north-west of Tobermory
north-west
95m
Eochar is 95 miles north-west of Fort William
north-west
100m
Eochar is 100 miles north-west of Oban
west
112m
Eochar is 112 miles west of Dingwall
north-west
119m
Eochar is 119 miles north-west of Inveraray
west
119m
Eochar is 119 miles west of Alness
north-west
120m
Eochar is 120 miles north-west of Lochgilphead
west
122m
Eochar is 122 miles west of Invergordon
west
123m
Eochar is 123 miles west of Fortrose

What are the nearest cities to Eochar?

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

west
119m
Eochar is 119 miles west of Inverness
north-west
159m
Eochar is 159 miles north-west of Stirling
north-west
160m
Eochar is 160 miles north-west of Glasgow
north-west
165m
Eochar is 165 miles north-west of Perth
north-west
176m
Eochar is 176 miles north-west of Dunfermline
north-west
180m
Eochar is 180 miles north-west of Dundee
north-west
189m
Eochar is 189 miles north-west of Edinburgh
west
200m
Eochar is 200 miles west of Aberdeen
north-west
244m
Eochar is 244 miles north-west of Carlisle
north-west
279m
Eochar is 279 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne