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Where is Raffin?

Raffin is located in the county of Sutherland, Scotland, 37 miles east of the town of Stornoway, 143 miles north-west of the major city of Aberdeen, 178 miles north-west of Edinburgh, 475 miles north of Cardiff, and 509 miles north-west of London. Raffin falls within the unitary authority of Highland. It is in the IV27 postcode district. The post town for Raffin is Lairg.

Raffin on a map

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

Which county is Raffin in?

Raffin is in the ceremonial county of Sutherland, the historic county of Sutherland, and the administrative county of Highland.

Ceremonial CountySutherland
Historic CountySutherland
Administrative CountyHighland

Where is Raffin in Sutherland?

Raffin is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Sutherland, and towards the westernmost extremity of Sutherland.

Map showing location of Raffin within Sutherland
Location of Raffin within Sutherland

What is the postcode for Raffin?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Raffin is IV27 4JH.

Where is Raffin in IV27?

Raffin is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the IV27 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the IV27 postcode district.

Map showing location of Raffin within IV27
Location of Raffin within IV27

What is the post town for Raffin?

The post town for Raffin is Lairg. Raffin is in the IV27 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Lairg.

What is the latitude and longitude of Raffin?

The centre of Raffin is located at position 58.23253° latitude and -5.37599° longitude.

Latitude58.23253°
Longitude-5.37599°

What is the easting and northing of Raffin?

The centre of Raffin is located at the grid reference easting 201888 and northing 932056 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting201888
Northing932056

What are the nearest towns to Raffin?

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

east
37m
Raffin is 37 miles east of Stornoway
north-west
55m
Raffin is 55 miles north-west of Dornoch
north-west
56m
Raffin is 56 miles north-west of Alness
north-west
56m
Raffin is 56 miles north-west of Dingwall
north-west
57m
Raffin is 57 miles north-west of Tain
north-west
58m
Raffin is 58 miles north-west of Invergordon
north-west
62m
Raffin is 62 miles north-west of Cromarty
north-west
64m
Raffin is 64 miles north-west of Fortrose
north-west
71m
Raffin is 71 miles north-west of Nairn
west
72m
Raffin is 72 miles west of Thurso

What are the nearest cities to Raffin?

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

north-west
67m
Raffin is 67 miles north-west of Inverness
north-west
143m
Raffin is 143 miles north-west of Aberdeen
north-west
146m
Raffin is 146 miles north-west of Perth
north-west
152m
Raffin is 152 miles north-west of Dundee
north
156m
Raffin is 156 miles north of Stirling
north-west
166m
Raffin is 166 miles north-west of Dunfermline
north
169m
Raffin is 169 miles north of Glasgow
north-west
178m
Raffin is 178 miles north-west of Edinburgh
north
249m
Raffin is 249 miles north of Carlisle
north-west
267m
Raffin is 267 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne