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Where is Polbain?

Polbain is located in the county of Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, 38 miles east of the town of Stornoway, 137 miles north-west of the major city of Aberdeen, 166 miles north-west of Edinburgh, 462 miles north of Cardiff, and 497 miles north-west of London. Polbain lies seven miles west of the Sutherland border. Polbain falls within the unitary authority of Highland. It is in the IV26 postcode district. The post town for Polbain is Ullapool.

Polbain on a map

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

Which county is Polbain in?

Polbain 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 Polbain in Ross and Cromarty?

Polbain 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 Polbain within Ross and Cromarty
Location of Polbain within Ross and Cromarty

What is the postcode for Polbain?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Polbain is IV26 2YW.

Where is Polbain in IV26?

Polbain is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the IV26 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the IV26 postcode district.

Map showing location of Polbain within IV26
Location of Polbain within IV26

What is the post town for Polbain?

The post town for Polbain is Ullapool. Polbain is in the IV26 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Ullapool.

What is the latitude and longitude of Polbain?

The centre of Polbain is located at position 58.03615° latitude and -5.39782° longitude.

Latitude58.03615°
Longitude-5.39782°

What is the easting and northing of Polbain?

The centre of Polbain is located at the grid reference easting 199505 and northing 910273 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting199505
Northing910273

What are the nearest towns to Polbain?

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

east
38m
Polbain is 38 miles east of Stornoway
north-west
47m
Polbain is 47 miles north-west of Dingwall
north-west
48m
Polbain is 48 miles north-west of Alness
north-west
51m
Polbain is 51 miles north-west of Invergordon
west
52m
Polbain is 52 miles west of Dornoch
west
52m
Polbain is 52 miles west of Tain
north-west
56m
Polbain is 56 miles north-west of Cromarty
north-west
56m
Polbain is 56 miles north-west of Fortrose
north-west
65m
Polbain is 65 miles north-west of Nairn
north-west
72m
Polbain is 72 miles north-west of Forres

What are the nearest cities to Polbain?

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

north-west
58m
Polbain is 58 miles north-west of Inverness
north-west
135m
Polbain is 135 miles north-west of Perth
north-west
137m
Polbain is 137 miles north-west of Aberdeen
north-west
142m
Polbain is 142 miles north-west of Dundee
north
144m
Polbain is 144 miles north of Stirling
north-west
154m
Polbain is 154 miles north-west of Dunfermline
north
157m
Polbain is 157 miles north of Glasgow
north-west
167m
Polbain is 167 miles north-west of Edinburgh
north
237m
Polbain is 237 miles north of Carlisle
north-west
256m
Polbain is 256 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne