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Where is Coldbackie?

Coldbackie is located in the county of Sutherland, Scotland, 32 miles west of the town of Thurso, 126 miles north-west of the major city of Aberdeen, 182 miles north of Edinburgh, 488 miles north of Cardiff, and 512 miles north of London. Coldbackie falls within the unitary authority of Highland. It is in the IV27 postcode district. The post town for Coldbackie is Lairg.

Coldbackie on a map

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

Which county is Coldbackie in?

Coldbackie 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 Coldbackie in Sutherland?

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

Map showing location of Coldbackie within Sutherland
Location of Coldbackie within Sutherland

What is the postcode for Coldbackie?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Coldbackie is IV27 4XP.

Where is Coldbackie in IV27?

Coldbackie is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the IV27 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the IV27 postcode district.

Map showing location of Coldbackie within IV27
Location of Coldbackie within IV27

What is the post town for Coldbackie?

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

What is the latitude and longitude of Coldbackie?

The centre of Coldbackie is located at position 58.50603° latitude and -4.38029° longitude.

Latitude58.50603°
Longitude-4.38029°

What is the easting and northing of Coldbackie?

The centre of Coldbackie is located at the grid reference easting 261407 and northing 959998 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting261407
Northing959998

What are the nearest towns to Coldbackie?

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

west
32m
Coldbackie is 32 miles west of Thurso
north
45m
Coldbackie is 45 miles north of Dornoch
west
47m
Coldbackie is 47 miles west of Wick
north
50m
Coldbackie is 50 miles north of Tain
south-west
50m
Coldbackie is 50 miles south-west of Stromness
north
56m
Coldbackie is 56 miles north of Alness
north
57m
Coldbackie is 57 miles north of Invergordon
north
59m
Coldbackie is 59 miles north of Cromarty
south-west
61m
Coldbackie is 61 miles south-west of Kirkwall
north
63m
Coldbackie is 63 miles north of Dingwall

What are the nearest cities to Coldbackie?

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

north
71m
Coldbackie is 71 miles north of Inverness
north-west
126m
Coldbackie is 126 miles north-west of Aberdeen
north
150m
Coldbackie is 150 miles north of Perth
north
151m
Coldbackie is 151 miles north of Dundee
north
166m
Coldbackie is 166 miles north of Stirling
north
172m
Coldbackie is 172 miles north of Dunfermline
north
182m
Coldbackie is 182 miles north of Edinburgh
north
183m
Coldbackie is 183 miles north of Glasgow
north
256m
Coldbackie is 256 miles north of Carlisle
north
266m
Coldbackie is 266 miles north of Newcastle upon Tyne