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Where is Knockbain?

Knockbain is located in the county of Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, five miles east of the town of Dingwall, 88 miles west of the major city of Aberdeen, 120 miles north of Edinburgh, 424 miles north of Cardiff, and 451 miles north of London. Knockbain lies five miles north-east of the Inverness border. Knockbain falls within the unitary authority of Highland. It is in the IV8 postcode district. The post town for Knockbain is Munlochy.

Knockbain on a map

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

Which county is Knockbain in?

Knockbain 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 Knockbain in Ross and Cromarty?

Knockbain 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 Knockbain within Ross and Cromarty
Location of Knockbain within Ross and Cromarty

Where is Knockbain in IV8?

Knockbain is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the IV8 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the IV8 postcode district.

Map showing location of Knockbain within IV8
Location of Knockbain within IV8

What is the post town for Knockbain?

The post town for Knockbain is Munlochy. Knockbain is in the IV8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Munlochy.

What is the latitude and longitude of Knockbain?

The centre of Knockbain is located at position 57.57366° latitude and -4.30269° longitude.

Latitude57.57366°
Longitude-4.30269°

What is the easting and northing of Knockbain?

The centre of Knockbain is located at the grid reference easting 262387 and northing 856070 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting262387
Northing856070

What are the nearest towns to Knockbain?

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

east
5m
Knockbain is 5 miles east of Dingwall
west
6m
Knockbain is 6 miles west of Fortrose
south
9m
Knockbain is 9 miles south of Alness
south-west
9m
Knockbain is 9 miles south-west of Invergordon
south-west
12m
Knockbain is 12 miles south-west of Cromarty
west
16m
Knockbain is 16 miles west of Nairn
south-west
19m
Knockbain is 19 miles south-west of Tain
south-west
24m
Knockbain is 24 miles south-west of Dornoch
west
26m
Knockbain is 26 miles west of Forres
north-west
31m
Knockbain is 31 miles north-west of Grantown-on-Spey

What are the nearest cities to Knockbain?

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

north
7m
Knockbain is 7 miles north of Inverness
west
88m
Knockbain is 88 miles west of Aberdeen
north
88m
Knockbain is 88 miles north of Perth
north-west
92m
Knockbain is 92 miles north-west of Dundee
north
102m
Knockbain is 102 miles north of Stirling
north
109m
Knockbain is 109 miles north of Dunfermline
north
118m
Knockbain is 118 miles north of Glasgow
north
120m
Knockbain is 120 miles north of Edinburgh
north
193m
Knockbain is 193 miles north of Carlisle
north-west
207m
Knockbain is 207 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne