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Where is Opinan?

Opinan is located in the county of Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, 42 miles south-east of the town of Stornoway, 136 miles north-west of the major city of Dundee, 155 miles north-west of Edinburgh, 442 miles north of Cardiff, and 483 miles north-west of London. Opinan falls within the unitary authority of Highland. It is in the IV21 postcode district. The post town for Opinan is Gairloch.

Opinan on a map

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

Which county is Opinan in?

Opinan 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 Opinan in Ross and Cromarty?

Opinan is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Ross and Cromarty, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Ross and Cromarty.

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

What is the postcode for Opinan?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Opinan is IV21 2AT.

Where is Opinan in IV21?

Opinan is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the IV21 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the IV21 postcode district.

Map showing location of Opinan within IV21
Location of Opinan within IV21

What is the post town for Opinan?

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

What is the latitude and longitude of Opinan?

The centre of Opinan is located at position 57.68541° latitude and -5.78254° longitude.

Latitude57.68541°
Longitude-5.78254°

What is the easting and northing of Opinan?

The centre of Opinan is located at the grid reference easting 174622 and northing 872469 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting174622
Northing872469

What are the nearest towns to Opinan?

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

south-east
42m
Opinan is 42 miles south-east of Stornoway
west
51m
Opinan is 51 miles west of Dingwall
west
57m
Opinan is 57 miles west of Alness
west
60m
Opinan is 60 miles west of Invergordon
west
62m
Opinan is 62 miles west of Fortrose
west
65m
Opinan is 65 miles west of Tain
west
65m
Opinan is 65 miles west of Cromarty
north
65m
Opinan is 65 miles north of Fort William
west
66m
Opinan is 66 miles west of Dornoch
west
71m
Opinan is 71 miles west of Nairn

What are the nearest cities to Opinan?

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

west
60m
Opinan is 60 miles west of Inverness
north-west
126m
Opinan is 126 miles north-west of Perth
north-west
129m
Opinan is 129 miles north-west of Stirling
north-west
136m
Opinan is 136 miles north-west of Dundee
north
139m
Opinan is 139 miles north of Glasgow
north-west
142m
Opinan is 142 miles north-west of Dunfermline
west
143m
Opinan is 143 miles west of Aberdeen
north-west
155m
Opinan is 155 miles north-west of Edinburgh
north-west
222m
Opinan is 222 miles north-west of Carlisle
north-west
247m
Opinan is 247 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne