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Where is Melvaig?

Melvaig is located in the county of Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, 35 miles south-east of the town of Stornoway, 142 miles north-west of the major city of Dundee, 162 miles north-west of Edinburgh, 450 miles north of Cardiff, and 491 miles north-west of London. Melvaig falls within the unitary authority of Highland. It is in the IV21 postcode district. The post town for Melvaig is Gairloch.

Melvaig on a map

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

Which county is Melvaig in?

Melvaig 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 Melvaig in Ross and Cromarty?

Melvaig is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Ross and Cromarty, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Ross and Cromarty.

Map showing location of Melvaig within Ross and Cromarty
Location of Melvaig within Ross and Cromarty

What is the postcode for Melvaig?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Melvaig is IV21 2EA.

Where is Melvaig in IV21?

Melvaig is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the IV21 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the IV21 postcode district.

Map showing location of Melvaig within IV21
Location of Melvaig within IV21

What is the post town for Melvaig?

The post town for Melvaig is Gairloch. Melvaig is in the IV21 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Gairloch.

What is the latitude and longitude of Melvaig?

The centre of Melvaig is located at position 57.81084° latitude and -5.80194° longitude.

Latitude57.81084°
Longitude-5.80194°

What is the easting and northing of Melvaig?

The centre of Melvaig is located at the grid reference easting 174251 and northing 886484 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting174251
Northing886484

What are the nearest towns to Melvaig?

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

south-east
35m
Melvaig is 35 miles south-east of Stornoway
west
53m
Melvaig is 53 miles west of Dingwall
west
58m
Melvaig is 58 miles west of Alness
west
61m
Melvaig is 61 miles west of Invergordon
west
64m
Melvaig is 64 miles west of Fortrose
west
65m
Melvaig is 65 miles west of Tain
west
66m
Melvaig is 66 miles west of Dornoch
west
66m
Melvaig is 66 miles west of Cromarty
west
73m
Melvaig is 73 miles west of Nairn
north
73m
Melvaig is 73 miles north of Fort William

What are the nearest cities to Melvaig?

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

north-west
63m
Melvaig is 63 miles north-west of Inverness
north-west
132m
Melvaig is 132 miles north-west of Perth
north-west
137m
Melvaig is 137 miles north-west of Stirling
north-west
142m
Melvaig is 142 miles north-west of Dundee
west
146m
Melvaig is 146 miles west of Aberdeen
north
147m
Melvaig is 147 miles north of Glasgow
north-west
149m
Melvaig is 149 miles north-west of Dunfermline
north-west
162m
Melvaig is 162 miles north-west of Edinburgh
north-west
230m
Melvaig is 230 miles north-west of Carlisle
north-west
253m
Melvaig is 253 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne