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Where is Forsinard?

Forsinard is located in the county of Sutherland, Scotland, 21 miles south-west of the town of Thurso, 107 miles north-west of the major city of Aberdeen, 169 miles north of Edinburgh, 477 miles north of Cardiff, and 496 miles north of London. Forsinard lies three miles west of the Caithness border. Forsinard falls within the unitary authority of Highland. It is in the KW13 postcode district. The post town for Forsinard is Forsinard.

Forsinard on a map

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

Which county is Forsinard in?

Forsinard 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 Forsinard in Sutherland?

Forsinard is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Sutherland, and towards the easternmost extremity of Sutherland.

Map showing location of Forsinard within Sutherland
Location of Forsinard within Sutherland

Where is Forsinard in KW13?

Forsinard is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the KW13 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the KW13 postcode district.

Map showing location of Forsinard within KW13
Location of Forsinard within KW13

What is the post town for Forsinard?

The post town for Forsinard is Forsinard. Forsinard is in the KW13 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Forsinard.

What is the latitude and longitude of Forsinard?

The centre of Forsinard is located at position 58.35935° latitude and -3.89568° longitude.

Latitude58.35935°
Longitude-3.89568°

What is the easting and northing of Forsinard?

The centre of Forsinard is located at the grid reference easting 289178 and northing 942771 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting289178
Northing942771

What are the nearest towns to Forsinard?

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

south-west
21m
Forsinard is 21 miles south-west of Thurso
west
30m
Forsinard is 30 miles west of Wick
north
33m
Forsinard is 33 miles north of Dornoch
north
38m
Forsinard is 38 miles north of Tain
south-west
47m
Forsinard is 47 miles south-west of Stromness
north
47m
Forsinard is 47 miles north of Cromarty
north
48m
Forsinard is 48 miles north of Invergordon
north
48m
Forsinard is 48 miles north of Alness
north
48m
Forsinard is 48 miles north of Burghead
north-west
50m
Forsinard is 50 miles north-west of Lossiemouth

What are the nearest cities to Forsinard?

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

north
62m
Forsinard is 62 miles north of Inverness
north-west
107m
Forsinard is 107 miles north-west of Aberdeen
north
136m
Forsinard is 136 miles north of Dundee
north
137m
Forsinard is 137 miles north of Perth
north
155m
Forsinard is 155 miles north of Stirling
north
159m
Forsinard is 159 miles north of Dunfermline
north
169m
Forsinard is 169 miles north of Edinburgh
north
173m
Forsinard is 173 miles north of Glasgow
north
243m
Forsinard is 243 miles north of Carlisle
north
250m
Forsinard is 250 miles north of Newcastle upon Tyne