Drinishader is located in the county of Western Isles, Scotland, 28 miles south-west of the town of Stornoway, 168 miles north-west of the major city of Glasgow, 189 miles north-west of Edinburgh, 464 miles north of Cardiff, and 512 miles north-west of London. Drinishader was historically in the county of Inverness-shire. Drinishader falls within the unitary authority of Na h-Eileanan an Iar. It is in the HS3 postcode district. The post town for Drinishader is Isle of Harris.
Drinishader 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 County | Western Isles |
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Historic County | Inverness-shire |
Administrative County | Na h-Eileanan an Iar |
Drinishader is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Western Isles, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Western Isles.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Drinishader is HS3 3DX.
Drinishader is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the HS3 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the HS3 postcode district.
The post town for Drinishader is Isle of Harris. Drinishader is in the HS3 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Isle of Harris.
The centre of Drinishader is located at position 57.85473° latitude and -6.77186° longitude.
Latitude | 57.85473° |
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Longitude | -6.77186° |
The centre of Drinishader is located at the grid reference easting 117031 and northing 895016 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 117031 |
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Northing | 895016 |
Position of Drinishader relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Drinishader to the centre of the town.
Position of Drinishader relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Drinishader to the centre of the city.