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Where is Eishken?

Eishken is located in the county of Western Isles, Scotland, 14 miles south-west of the town of Stornoway, 172 miles north-west of the major city of Dundee, 191 miles north-west of Edinburgh, 471 miles north of Cardiff, and 517 miles north-west of London. Eishken was historically in the county of Ross and Cromarty. Eishken falls within the unitary authority of Na h-Eileanan an Iar. It is in the HS2 postcode district. The post town for Eishken is Isle of Lewis.

Eishken on a map

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

Which county is Eishken in?

Eishken is in the ceremonial county of Western Isles, the historic county of Ross and Cromarty, and the administrative county of Na h-Eileanan an Iar.

Ceremonial CountyWestern Isles
Historic CountyRoss and Cromarty
Administrative CountyNa h-Eileanan an Iar

Where is Eishken in Western Isles?

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

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

What is the postcode for Eishken?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Eishken is HS2 9LQ.

Where is Eishken in HS2?

Eishken is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the HS2 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the HS2 postcode district.

Map showing location of Eishken within HS2
Location of Eishken within HS2

What is the post town for Eishken?

The post town for Eishken is Isle of Lewis. Eishken is in the HS2 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Isle of Lewis.

What is the latitude and longitude of Eishken?

The centre of Eishken is located at position 58.01644° latitude and -6.53094° longitude.

Latitude58.01644°
Longitude-6.53094°

What is the easting and northing of Eishken?

The centre of Eishken is located at the grid reference easting 132516 and northing 912012 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting132516
Northing912012

What are the nearest towns to Eishken?

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

south-west
14m
Eishken is 14 miles south-west of Stornoway
north-west
83m
Eishken is 83 miles north-west of Dingwall
west
87m
Eishken is 87 miles west of Alness
west
90m
Eishken is 90 miles west of Invergordon
west
92m
Eishken is 92 miles west of Tain
west
93m
Eishken is 93 miles west of Dornoch
west
94m
Eishken is 94 miles west of Fortrose
west
95m
Eishken is 95 miles west of Cromarty
north
98m
Eishken is 98 miles north of Tobermory
north-west
98m
Eishken is 98 miles north-west of Fort William

What are the nearest cities to Eishken?

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

north-west
93m
Eishken is 93 miles north-west of Inverness
north-west
161m
Eishken is 161 miles north-west of Perth
north-west
164m
Eishken is 164 miles north-west of Stirling
north-west
172m
Eishken is 172 miles north-west of Dundee
north-west
172m
Eishken is 172 miles north-west of Glasgow
west
175m
Eishken is 175 miles west of Aberdeen
north-west
177m
Eishken is 177 miles north-west of Dunfermline
north-west
191m
Eishken is 191 miles north-west of Edinburgh
north-west
256m
Eishken is 256 miles north-west of Carlisle
north-west
282m
Eishken is 282 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne