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Where is Ranais?

Ranais is located in the county of Western Isles, Scotland, five miles south of the town of Stornoway, 173 miles north-west of the major city of Dundee, 194 miles north-west of Edinburgh, 478 miles north of Cardiff, and 522 miles north-west of London. Ranais was historically in the county of Ross and Cromarty. Ranais falls within the unitary authority of Na h-Eileanan an Iar. It is in the HS2 postcode district. The post town for Ranais is Isle of Lewis.

Ranais on a map

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

Which county is Ranais in?

Ranais 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 Ranais in Western Isles?

Ranais is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Western Isles, and towards the easternmost extremity of Western Isles.

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

What is the postcode for Ranais?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Ranais is HS2 9NN.

Where is Ranais in HS2?

Ranais is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the HS2 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the HS2 postcode district.

Map showing location of Ranais within HS2
Location of Ranais within HS2

What is the post town for Ranais?

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

What is the latitude and longitude of Ranais?

The centre of Ranais is located at position 58.13715° latitude and -6.40754° longitude.

Latitude58.13715°
Longitude-6.40754°

What is the easting and northing of Ranais?

The centre of Ranais is located at the grid reference easting 140676 and northing 924950 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting140676
Northing924950

What are the nearest towns to Ranais?

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

south
5m
Ranais is 5 miles south of Stornoway
north-west
82m
Ranais is 82 miles north-west of Dingwall
north-west
85m
Ranais is 85 miles north-west of Alness
north-west
88m
Ranais is 88 miles north-west of Invergordon
west
89m
Ranais is 89 miles west of Dornoch
west
89m
Ranais is 89 miles west of Tain
north-west
92m
Ranais is 92 miles north-west of Fortrose
north-west
93m
Ranais is 93 miles north-west of Cromarty
north-west
101m
Ranais is 101 miles north-west of Nairn
north-west
103m
Ranais is 103 miles north-west of Fort William

What are the nearest cities to Ranais?

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

north-west
93m
Ranais is 93 miles north-west of Inverness
north-west
164m
Ranais is 164 miles north-west of Perth
north-west
168m
Ranais is 168 miles north-west of Stirling
north-west
173m
Ranais is 173 miles north-west of Dundee
north-west
174m
Ranais is 174 miles north-west of Aberdeen
north-west
177m
Ranais is 177 miles north-west of Glasgow
north-west
181m
Ranais is 181 miles north-west of Dunfermline
north-west
194m
Ranais is 194 miles north-west of Edinburgh
north-west
261m
Ranais is 261 miles north-west of Carlisle
north-west
285m
Ranais is 285 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne