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Where is Govig?

Govig is located in the county of Western Isles, Scotland, 30 miles south-west of the town of Stornoway, 181 miles north-west of the major city of Glasgow, 202 miles north-west of Edinburgh, 475 miles north of Cardiff, and 525 miles north-west of London. Govig was historically in the county of Inverness-shire. Govig falls within the unitary authority of Na h-Eileanan an Iar. It is in the HS3 postcode district. The post town for Govig is Isle of Harris.

Govig on a map

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

Which county is Govig in?

Govig 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 CountyWestern Isles
Historic CountyInverness-shire
Administrative CountyNa h-Eileanan an Iar

Where is Govig in Western Isles?

Govig 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.

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

What is the postcode for Govig?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Govig is HS3 3AT.

Where is Govig in HS3?

Govig is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the HS3 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the HS3 postcode district.

Map showing location of Govig within HS3
Location of Govig within HS3

What is the post town for Govig?

The post town for Govig is Isle of Harris. Govig is in the HS3 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Isle of Harris.

What is the latitude and longitude of Govig?

The centre of Govig is located at position 57.97166° latitude and -7.05809° longitude.

Latitude57.97166°
Longitude-7.05809°

What is the easting and northing of Govig?

The centre of Govig is located at the grid reference easting 101045 and northing 909247 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting101045
Northing909247

What are the nearest towns to Govig?

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

south-west
30m
Govig is 30 miles south-west of Stornoway
north
101m
Govig is 101 miles north of Tobermory
west
101m
Govig is 101 miles west of Dingwall
west
105m
Govig is 105 miles west of Alness
north-west
108m
Govig is 108 miles north-west of Fort William
west
108m
Govig is 108 miles west of Invergordon
west
111m
Govig is 111 miles west of Tain
west
112m
Govig is 112 miles west of Fortrose
west
112m
Govig is 112 miles west of Dornoch
west
113m
Govig is 113 miles west of Cromarty

What are the nearest cities to Govig?

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

west
110m
Govig is 110 miles west of Inverness
north-west
174m
Govig is 174 miles north-west of Stirling
north-west
174m
Govig is 174 miles north-west of Perth
north-west
181m
Govig is 181 miles north-west of Glasgow
north-west
186m
Govig is 186 miles north-west of Dundee
north-west
189m
Govig is 189 miles north-west of Dunfermline
west
193m
Govig is 193 miles west of Aberdeen
north-west
202m
Govig is 202 miles north-west of Edinburgh
north-west
265m
Govig is 265 miles north-west of Carlisle
north-west
294m
Govig is 294 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne