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Where is Vatersay?

Vatersay is located in the county of Western Isles, Scotland, 59 miles north-west of the town of Tobermory, 146 miles north-west of the major city of Glasgow, 180 miles north-west of Edinburgh, 416 miles north of Cardiff, and 479 miles north-west of London. Vatersay was historically in the county of Inverness-shire. Vatersay falls within the unitary authority of Na h-Eileanan an Iar. It is in the HS9 postcode district. The post town for Vatersay is Isle of Barra.

Vatersay on a map

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

Which county is Vatersay in?

Vatersay is in the ceremonial county of Western Isles, the historic county of Inverness-shire, and the administrative county of Na h-Eileanan an Iar.

Ceremonial CountyWestern Isles
Historic CountyInverness-shire
Administrative CountyNa h-Eileanan an Iar

Where is Vatersay in Western Isles?

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

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

What is the postcode for Vatersay?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Vatersay is HS9 5YU.

Where is Vatersay in HS9?

Vatersay is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the HS9 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the HS9 postcode district.

Map showing location of Vatersay within HS9
Location of Vatersay within HS9

What is the post town for Vatersay?

The post town for Vatersay is Isle of Barra. Vatersay is in the HS9 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Isle of Barra.

What is the latitude and longitude of Vatersay?

The centre of Vatersay is located at position 56.91883° latitude and -7.5372° longitude.

Latitude56.91883°
Longitude-7.5372°

What is the easting and northing of Vatersay?

The centre of Vatersay is located at the grid reference easting 63196 and northing 794494 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting63196
Northing794494

What are the nearest towns to Vatersay?

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

north-west
60m
Vatersay is 60 miles north-west of Tobermory
north-west
86m
Vatersay is 86 miles north-west of Oban
west
92m
Vatersay is 92 miles west of Fort William
south-west
99m
Vatersay is 99 miles south-west of Stornoway
north-west
101m
Vatersay is 101 miles north-west of Lochgilphead
north-west
106m
Vatersay is 106 miles north-west of Inveraray
north-west
120m
Vatersay is 120 miles north-west of Dunoon
north-west
121m
Vatersay is 121 miles north-west of Rothesay
north-west
124m
Vatersay is 124 miles north-west of Gourock
north-west
125m
Vatersay is 125 miles north-west of Helensburgh

What are the nearest cities to Vatersay?

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

west
130m
Vatersay is 130 miles west of Inverness
north-west
146m
Vatersay is 146 miles north-west of Glasgow
north-west
149m
Vatersay is 149 miles north-west of Stirling
west
160m
Vatersay is 160 miles west of Perth
north-west
167m
Vatersay is 167 miles north-west of Dunfermline
west
177m
Vatersay is 177 miles west of Dundee
north-west
180m
Vatersay is 180 miles north-west of Edinburgh
west
206m
Vatersay is 206 miles west of Aberdeen
north-west
227m
Vatersay is 227 miles north-west of Carlisle
north-west
266m
Vatersay is 266 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne