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Where is Fort William?

Fort William is located in the county of Inverness, Scotland, 31 miles north-east of the town of Oban, 74 miles north-west of the major city of Glasgow, 95 miles north-west of Edinburgh, 377 miles north of Cardiff, and 418 miles north-west of London. Fort William was historically in the county of Inverness-shire. Fort William falls within the unitary authority of Highland. It is in the PH33 postcode district. The post town for Fort William is Fort William.

Fort William on a map

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

Which county is Fort William in?

Fort William is in the ceremonial county of Inverness, the historic county of Inverness-shire, and the administrative county of Highland.

Ceremonial CountyInverness
Historic CountyInverness-shire
Administrative CountyHighland

Where is Fort William in Inverness?

Fort William is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Inverness, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Inverness.

Map showing location of Fort William within Inverness
Location of Fort William within Inverness

What is the postcode for Fort William?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Fort William is PH33 6AZ.

Where is Fort William in PH33?

Fort William is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the PH33 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the PH33 postcode district.

Map showing location of Fort William within PH33
Location of Fort William within PH33

What is the post town for Fort William?

The post town for Fort William is Fort William. Fort William is in the PH33 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Fort William.

What is the latitude and longitude of Fort William?

The centre of Fort William is located at position 56.81962° latitude and -5.10599° longitude.

Latitude56.81962°
Longitude-5.10599°

What is the easting and northing of Fort William?

The centre of Fort William is located at the grid reference easting 210536 and northing 774095 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting210536
Northing774095

What are the nearest towns to Fort William?

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

north-east
31m
Fort William is 31 miles north-east of Oban
east
39m
Fort William is 39 miles east of Tobermory
north
41m
Fort William is 41 miles north of Inveraray
west
44m
Fort William is 44 miles west of Kingussie
west
49m
Fort William is 49 miles west of Aberfeldy
north-west
53m
Fort William is 53 miles north-west of Callander
west
53m
Fort William is 53 miles west of Pitlochry
south-west
55m
Fort William is 55 miles south-west of Aviemore
north
56m
Fort William is 56 miles north of Lochgilphead
north-west
57m
Fort William is 57 miles north-west of Crieff

What are the nearest cities to Fort William?

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

south-west
56m
Fort William is 56 miles south-west of Inverness
north-west
66m
Fort William is 66 miles north-west of Stirling
north-west
70m
Fort William is 70 miles north-west of Perth
north-west
74m
Fort William is 74 miles north-west of Glasgow
north-west
82m
Fort William is 82 miles north-west of Dunfermline
west
85m
Fort William is 85 miles west of Dundee
north-west
95m
Fort William is 95 miles north-west of Edinburgh
west
116m
Fort William is 116 miles west of Aberdeen
north-west
158m
Fort William is 158 miles north-west of Carlisle
north-west
186m
Fort William is 186 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne

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