GetTheData logo

Where is Carbost?

Carbost is located in the county of Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, 48 miles north of the town of Tobermory, 128 miles north-west of the major city of Glasgow, 153 miles north-west of Edinburgh, 423 miles north of Cardiff, and 472 miles north-west of London. Carbost was historically in the county of Inverness-shire. Carbost falls within the unitary authority of Highland. It is in the IV47 postcode district. The post town for Carbost is Isle of Skye.

Carbost on a map

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

Which county is Carbost in?

Carbost is in the ceremonial county of Ross and Cromarty, the historic county of Inverness-shire, and the administrative county of Highland.

Ceremonial CountyRoss and Cromarty
Historic CountyInverness-shire
Administrative CountyHighland

Where is Carbost in Ross and Cromarty?

Carbost is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Ross and Cromarty, and towards the westernmost extremity of Ross and Cromarty.

Map showing location of Carbost within Ross and Cromarty
Location of Carbost within Ross and Cromarty

What is the postcode for Carbost?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Carbost is IV47 8SZ.

Where is Carbost in IV47?

Carbost is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the IV47 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the IV47 postcode district.

Map showing location of Carbost within IV47
Location of Carbost within IV47

What is the post town for Carbost?

The post town for Carbost is Isle of Skye. Carbost is in the IV47 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Isle of Skye.

What is the latitude and longitude of Carbost?

The centre of Carbost is located at position 57.3032° latitude and -6.35715° longitude.

Latitude57.3032°
Longitude-6.35715°

What is the easting and northing of Carbost?

The centre of Carbost is located at the grid reference easting 137665 and northing 832028 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting137665
Northing832028

What are the nearest towns to Carbost?

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

north
48m
Carbost is 48 miles north of Tobermory
north-west
58m
Carbost is 58 miles north-west of Fort William
south
63m
Carbost is 63 miles south of Stornoway
north-west
70m
Carbost is 70 miles north-west of Oban
west
75m
Carbost is 75 miles west of Dingwall
west
83m
Carbost is 83 miles west of Alness
west
85m
Carbost is 85 miles west of Fortrose
west
86m
Carbost is 86 miles west of Invergordon
west
88m
Carbost is 88 miles west of Kingussie
north-west
89m
Carbost is 89 miles north-west of Inveraray

What are the nearest cities to Carbost?

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

west
81m
Carbost is 81 miles west of Inverness
north-west
124m
Carbost is 124 miles north-west of Stirling
north-west
127m
Carbost is 127 miles north-west of Perth
north-west
128m
Carbost is 128 miles north-west of Glasgow
north-west
139m
Carbost is 139 miles north-west of Dunfermline
north-west
141m
Carbost is 141 miles north-west of Dundee
north-west
153m
Carbost is 153 miles north-west of Edinburgh
west
160m
Carbost is 160 miles west of Aberdeen
north-west
213m
Carbost is 213 miles north-west of Carlisle
north-west
244m
Carbost is 244 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne