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Where is Ness?

Ness is located in the county of Western Isles, Scotland, 19 miles north of the town of Stornoway, 179 miles north-west of the major city of Aberdeen, 209 miles north-west of Edinburgh, 499 miles north of Cardiff, and 539 miles north-west of London. Ness was historically in the county of Ross and Cromarty. Ness falls within the unitary authority of Na h-Eileanan an Iar. It is in the HS2 postcode district. The post town for Ness is Isle of Lewis.

Ness on a map

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

Which county is Ness in?

Ness 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 Ness in Western Isles?

Ness is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Western Isles, and towards the easternmost extremity of Western Isles.

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

What is the postcode for Ness?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Ness is HS2 0TQ.

Where is Ness in HS2?

Ness is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the HS2 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the HS2 postcode district.

Map showing location of Ness within HS2
Location of Ness within HS2

What is the post town for Ness?

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

What is the latitude and longitude of Ness?

The centre of Ness is located at position 58.47772° latitude and -6.25391° longitude.

Latitude58.47772°
Longitude-6.25391°

What is the easting and northing of Ness?

The centre of Ness is located at the grid reference easting 152108 and northing 962242 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting152108
Northing962242

What are the nearest towns to Ness?

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

north
19m
Ness is 19 miles north of Stornoway
north-west
91m
Ness is 91 miles north-west of Dingwall
north-west
91m
Ness is 91 miles north-west of Alness
north-west
91m
Ness is 91 miles north-west of Dornoch
north-west
93m
Ness is 93 miles north-west of Tain
north-west
94m
Ness is 94 miles north-west of Invergordon
north-west
98m
Ness is 98 miles north-west of Cromarty
west
99m
Ness is 99 miles west of Thurso
north-west
100m
Ness is 100 miles north-west of Fortrose
north-west
107m
Ness is 107 miles north-west of Nairn

What are the nearest cities to Ness?

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

north-west
102m
Ness is 102 miles north-west of Inverness
north-west
178m
Ness is 178 miles north-west of Perth
north-west
179m
Ness is 179 miles north-west of Aberdeen
north-west
185m
Ness is 185 miles north-west of Stirling
north-west
186m
Ness is 186 miles north-west of Dundee
north
196m
Ness is 196 miles north of Glasgow
north-west
197m
Ness is 197 miles north-west of Dunfermline
north-west
209m
Ness is 209 miles north-west of Edinburgh
north-west
278m
Ness is 278 miles north-west of Carlisle
north-west
300m
Ness is 300 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne