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Where is Melbost?

Melbost is located in the county of Western Isles, Scotland, two miles east of the town of Stornoway, 173 miles north-west of the major city of Aberdeen, 196 miles north-west of Edinburgh, 482 miles north of Cardiff, and 524 miles north-west of London. Melbost was historically in the county of Ross and Cromarty. Melbost falls within the unitary authority of Na h-Eileanan an Iar. It is in the HS2 postcode district. The post town for Melbost is Isle of Lewis.

Melbost on a map

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

Which county is Melbost in?

Melbost is in the ceremonial county of Western Isles, the historic county of Ross and Cromarty, and the administrative county of Na h-Eileanan an Iar.

Ceremonial CountyWestern Isles
Historic CountyRoss and Cromarty
Administrative CountyNa h-Eileanan an Iar

Where is Melbost in Western Isles?

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

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

What is the postcode for Melbost?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Melbost is HS2 0BD.

Where is Melbost in HS2?

Melbost is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the HS2 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the HS2 postcode district.

Map showing location of Melbost within HS2
Location of Melbost within HS2

What is the post town for Melbost?

The post town for Melbost is Isle of Lewis. Melbost is in the HS2 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Isle of Lewis.

What is the latitude and longitude of Melbost?

The centre of Melbost is located at position 58.20958° latitude and -6.32324° longitude.

Latitude58.20958°
Longitude-6.32324°

What is the easting and northing of Melbost?

The centre of Melbost is located at the grid reference easting 146151 and northing 932683 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting146151
Northing932683

What are the nearest towns to Melbost?

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

east
2m
Melbost is 2 miles east of Stornoway
north-west
82m
Melbost is 82 miles north-west of Dingwall
north-west
84m
Melbost is 84 miles north-west of Alness
north-west
87m
Melbost is 87 miles north-west of Invergordon
west
87m
Melbost is 87 miles west of Dornoch
west
88m
Melbost is 88 miles west of Tain
north-west
92m
Melbost is 92 miles north-west of Fortrose
north-west
92m
Melbost is 92 miles north-west of Cromarty
north-west
100m
Melbost is 100 miles north-west of Nairn
west
105m
Melbost is 105 miles west of Thurso

What are the nearest cities to Melbost?

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

north-west
92m
Melbost is 92 miles north-west of Inverness
north-west
166m
Melbost is 166 miles north-west of Perth
north-west
171m
Melbost is 171 miles north-west of Stirling
north-west
173m
Melbost is 173 miles north-west of Aberdeen
north-west
174m
Melbost is 174 miles north-west of Dundee
north-west
180m
Melbost is 180 miles north-west of Glasgow
north-west
183m
Melbost is 183 miles north-west of Dunfermline
north-west
196m
Melbost is 196 miles north-west of Edinburgh
north-west
264m
Melbost is 264 miles north-west of Carlisle
north-west
287m
Melbost is 287 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne