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Where is Lochinver?

Lochinver is located in the county of Sutherland, Scotland, 42 miles east of the town of Stornoway, 136 miles north-west of the major city of Aberdeen, 170 miles north-west of Edinburgh, 468 miles north of Cardiff, and 501 miles north-west of London. Lochinver lies two miles north of the Ross and Cromarty border. Lochinver falls within the unitary authority of Highland. It is in the IV27 postcode district. The post town for Lochinver is Lairg.

Lochinver on a map

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

Which county is Lochinver in?

Lochinver is in the ceremonial county of Sutherland, the historic county of Sutherland, and the administrative county of Highland.

Ceremonial CountySutherland
Historic CountySutherland
Administrative CountyHighland

Where is Lochinver in Sutherland?

Lochinver is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Sutherland, and towards the westernmost extremity of Sutherland.

Map showing location of Lochinver within Sutherland
Location of Lochinver within Sutherland

What is the postcode for Lochinver?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Lochinver is IV27 4LF.

Where is Lochinver in IV27?

Lochinver is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the IV27 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the IV27 postcode district.

Map showing location of Lochinver within IV27
Location of Lochinver within IV27

What is the post town for Lochinver?

The post town for Lochinver is Lairg. Lochinver is in the IV27 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Lairg.

What is the latitude and longitude of Lochinver?

The centre of Lochinver is located at position 58.14673° latitude and -5.23944° longitude.

Latitude58.14673°
Longitude-5.23944°

What is the easting and northing of Lochinver?

The centre of Lochinver is located at the grid reference easting 209442 and northing 922116 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting209442
Northing922116

What are the nearest towns to Lochinver?

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

east
42m
Lochinver is 42 miles east of Stornoway
north-west
48m
Lochinver is 48 miles north-west of Alness
north-west
48m
Lochinver is 48 miles north-west of Dornoch
north-west
49m
Lochinver is 49 miles north-west of Dingwall
north-west
49m
Lochinver is 49 miles north-west of Tain
north-west
51m
Lochinver is 51 miles north-west of Invergordon
north-west
55m
Lochinver is 55 miles north-west of Cromarty
north-west
57m
Lochinver is 57 miles north-west of Fortrose
north-west
64m
Lochinver is 64 miles north-west of Nairn
south-west
70m
Lochinver is 70 miles south-west of Thurso

What are the nearest cities to Lochinver?

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

north-west
59m
Lochinver is 59 miles north-west of Inverness
north-west
136m
Lochinver is 136 miles north-west of Aberdeen
north-west
139m
Lochinver is 139 miles north-west of Perth
north-west
144m
Lochinver is 144 miles north-west of Dundee
north
149m
Lochinver is 149 miles north of Stirling
north-west
158m
Lochinver is 158 miles north-west of Dunfermline
north
162m
Lochinver is 162 miles north of Glasgow
north-west
170m
Lochinver is 170 miles north-west of Edinburgh
north
242m
Lochinver is 242 miles north of Carlisle
north-west
259m
Lochinver is 259 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne