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Where is Sand?

Sand is located in the county of Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, 40 miles south-east of the town of Stornoway, 137 miles north-west of the major city of Dundee, 159 miles north-west of Edinburgh, 451 miles north of Cardiff, and 489 miles north-west of London. Sand falls within the unitary authority of Highland. It is in the IV22 postcode district. The post town for Sand is Achnasheen.

Sand on a map

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

Which county is Sand in?

Sand 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 Sand in Ross and Cromarty?

Sand 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 Sand within Ross and Cromarty
Location of Sand within Ross and Cromarty

What is the postcode for Sand?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Sand is IV22 2ND.

Where is Sand in IV22?

Sand is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the IV22 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the IV22 postcode district.

Map showing location of Sand within IV22
Location of Sand within IV22

What is the post town for Sand?

The post town for Sand is Achnasheen. Sand is in the IV22 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Achnasheen.

What is the latitude and longitude of Sand?

The centre of Sand is located at position 57.86137° latitude and -5.53001° longitude.

Latitude57.86137°
Longitude-5.53001°

What is the easting and northing of Sand?

The centre of Sand is located at the grid reference easting 190689 and northing 891230 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting190689
Northing891230

What are the nearest towns to Sand?

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

south-east
40m
Sand is 40 miles south-east of Stornoway
north-west
45m
Sand is 45 miles north-west of Dingwall
west
49m
Sand is 49 miles west of Alness
west
52m
Sand is 52 miles west of Invergordon
west
55m
Sand is 55 miles west of Tain
north-west
55m
Sand is 55 miles north-west of Fortrose
west
55m
Sand is 55 miles west of Dornoch
west
57m
Sand is 57 miles west of Cromarty
west
64m
Sand is 64 miles west of Nairn
west
73m
Sand is 73 miles west of Forres

What are the nearest cities to Sand?

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

north-west
55m
Sand is 55 miles north-west of Inverness
north-west
128m
Sand is 128 miles north-west of Perth
north-west
135m
Sand is 135 miles north-west of Stirling
north-west
137m
Sand is 137 miles north-west of Dundee
north-west
137m
Sand is 137 miles north-west of Aberdeen
north-west
146m
Sand is 146 miles north-west of Dunfermline
north
147m
Sand is 147 miles north of Glasgow
north-west
159m
Sand is 159 miles north-west of Edinburgh
north-west
228m
Sand is 228 miles north-west of Carlisle
north-west
250m
Sand is 250 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne