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Where is Hosta?

Hosta is located in the county of Western Isles, Scotland, 57 miles south-west of the town of Stornoway, 174 miles north-west of the major city of Glasgow, 200 miles north-west of Edinburgh, 459 miles north of Cardiff, and 515 miles north-west of London. Hosta was historically in the county of Inverness-shire. Hosta falls within the unitary authority of Na h-Eileanan an Iar. It is in the HS6 postcode district. The post town for Hosta is Isle of North Uist.

Hosta on a map

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

Which county is Hosta in?

Hosta 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 Hosta in Western Isles?

Hosta 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 Hosta within Western Isles
Location of Hosta within Western Isles

What is the postcode for Hosta?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Hosta is HS6 5DF.

Where is Hosta in HS6?

Hosta is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the HS6 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the HS6 postcode district.

Map showing location of Hosta within HS6
Location of Hosta within HS6

What is the post town for Hosta?

The post town for Hosta is Isle of North Uist. Hosta is in the HS6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Isle of North Uist.

What is the latitude and longitude of Hosta?

The centre of Hosta is located at position 57.62299° latitude and -7.49016° longitude.

Latitude57.62299°
Longitude-7.49016°

What is the easting and northing of Hosta?

The centre of Hosta is located at the grid reference easting 72381 and northing 872502 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting72381
Northing872502

What are the nearest towns to Hosta?

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

south-west
57m
Hosta is 57 miles south-west of Stornoway
north-west
88m
Hosta is 88 miles north-west of Tobermory
north-west
105m
Hosta is 105 miles north-west of Fort William
north-west
113m
Hosta is 113 miles north-west of Oban
west
114m
Hosta is 114 miles west of Dingwall
west
120m
Hosta is 120 miles west of Alness
west
123m
Hosta is 123 miles west of Invergordon
west
125m
Hosta is 125 miles west of Fortrose
west
128m
Hosta is 128 miles west of Tain
west
128m
Hosta is 128 miles west of Cromarty

What are the nearest cities to Hosta?

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

west
122m
Hosta is 122 miles west of Inverness
north-west
170m
Hosta is 170 miles north-west of Stirling
north-west
174m
Hosta is 174 miles north-west of Glasgow
north-west
175m
Hosta is 175 miles north-west of Perth
north-west
187m
Hosta is 187 miles north-west of Dunfermline
north-west
188m
Hosta is 188 miles north-west of Dundee
north-west
200m
Hosta is 200 miles north-west of Edinburgh
west
204m
Hosta is 204 miles west of Aberdeen
north-west
258m
Hosta is 258 miles north-west of Carlisle
north-west
291m
Hosta is 291 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne