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Where is Horgabost?

Horgabost is located in the county of Western Isles, Scotland, 33 miles south-west of the town of Stornoway, 173 miles north-west of the major city of Glasgow, 195 miles north-west of Edinburgh, 466 miles north of Cardiff, and 517 miles north-west of London. Horgabost was historically in the county of Inverness-shire. Horgabost falls within the unitary authority of Na h-Eileanan an Iar. It is in the HS3 postcode district. The post town for Horgabost is Isle of Harris.

Horgabost on a map

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

Which county is Horgabost in?

Horgabost 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 Horgabost in Western Isles?

Horgabost 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 Horgabost within Western Isles
Location of Horgabost within Western Isles

What is the postcode for Horgabost?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Horgabost is HS3 3HR.

Where is Horgabost in HS3?

Horgabost is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the HS3 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the HS3 postcode district.

Map showing location of Horgabost within HS3
Location of Horgabost within HS3

What is the post town for Horgabost?

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

What is the latitude and longitude of Horgabost?

The centre of Horgabost is located at position 57.85466° latitude and -6.97539° longitude.

Latitude57.85466°
Longitude-6.97539°

What is the easting and northing of Horgabost?

The centre of Horgabost is located at the grid reference easting 104970 and northing 895878 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting104970
Northing895878

What are the nearest towns to Horgabost?

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

south-west
33m
Horgabost is 33 miles south-west of Stornoway
north
92m
Horgabost is 92 miles north of Tobermory
west
96m
Horgabost is 96 miles west of Dingwall
north-west
100m
Horgabost is 100 miles north-west of Fort William
west
101m
Horgabost is 101 miles west of Alness
west
104m
Horgabost is 104 miles west of Invergordon
west
107m
Horgabost is 107 miles west of Fortrose
west
108m
Horgabost is 108 miles west of Tain
west
109m
Horgabost is 109 miles west of Dornoch
west
109m
Horgabost is 109 miles west of Cromarty

What are the nearest cities to Horgabost?

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

west
105m
Horgabost is 105 miles west of Inverness
north-west
166m
Horgabost is 166 miles north-west of Stirling
north-west
167m
Horgabost is 167 miles north-west of Perth
north-west
173m
Horgabost is 173 miles north-west of Glasgow
north-west
179m
Horgabost is 179 miles north-west of Dundee
north-west
181m
Horgabost is 181 miles north-west of Dunfermline
west
188m
Horgabost is 188 miles west of Aberdeen
north-west
195m
Horgabost is 195 miles north-west of Edinburgh
north-west
257m
Horgabost is 257 miles north-west of Carlisle
north-west
286m
Horgabost is 286 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne