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Where is Lochportain?

Lochportain is located in the county of Western Isles, Scotland, 49 miles south-west of the town of Stornoway, 165 miles north-west of the major city of Glasgow, 190 miles north-west of Edinburgh, 454 miles north of Cardiff, and 508 miles north-west of London. Lochportain was historically in the county of Inverness-shire. Lochportain falls within the unitary authority of Na h-Eileanan an Iar. It is in the HS6 postcode district. The post town for Lochportain is Isle of North Uist.

Lochportain on a map

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

Which county is Lochportain in?

Lochportain 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 Lochportain in Western Isles?

Lochportain is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Western Isles, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Western Isles.

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

Where is Lochportain in HS6?

Lochportain is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the HS6 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the HS6 postcode district.

Map showing location of Lochportain within HS6
Location of Lochportain within HS6

What is the post town for Lochportain?

The post town for Lochportain is Isle of North Uist. Lochportain is in the HS6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Isle of North Uist.

What is the latitude and longitude of Lochportain?

The centre of Lochportain is located at position 57.6333° latitude and -7.15113° longitude.

Latitude57.6333°
Longitude-7.15113°

What is the easting and northing of Lochportain?

The centre of Lochportain is located at the grid reference easting 92682 and northing 872058 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting92682
Northing872058

What are the nearest towns to Lochportain?

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

south-west
49m
Lochportain is 49 miles south-west of Stornoway
north-west
81m
Lochportain is 81 miles north-west of Tobermory
north-west
95m
Lochportain is 95 miles north-west of Fort William
west
101m
Lochportain is 101 miles west of Dingwall
north-west
106m
Lochportain is 106 miles north-west of Oban
west
108m
Lochportain is 108 miles west of Alness
west
111m
Lochportain is 111 miles west of Invergordon
west
112m
Lochportain is 112 miles west of Fortrose
west
115m
Lochportain is 115 miles west of Tain
west
116m
Lochportain is 116 miles west of Cromarty

What are the nearest cities to Lochportain?

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

west
109m
Lochportain is 109 miles west of Inverness
north-west
161m
Lochportain is 161 miles north-west of Stirling
north-west
164m
Lochportain is 164 miles north-west of Perth
north-west
165m
Lochportain is 165 miles north-west of Glasgow
north-west
177m
Lochportain is 177 miles north-west of Dunfermline
north-west
177m
Lochportain is 177 miles north-west of Dundee
north-west
190m
Lochportain is 190 miles north-west of Edinburgh
west
192m
Lochportain is 192 miles west of Aberdeen
north-west
250m
Lochportain is 250 miles north-west of Carlisle
north-west
281m
Lochportain is 281 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne