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Where is Howbeg?

Howbeg is located in the county of Western Isles, Scotland, 68 miles north-west of the town of Tobermory, 156 miles north-west of the major city of Glasgow, 185 miles north-west of Edinburgh, 436 miles north of Cardiff, and 495 miles north-west of London. Howbeg was historically in the county of Inverness-shire. Howbeg falls within the unitary authority of Na h-Eileanan an Iar. It is in the HS8 postcode district. The post town for Howbeg is Isle of South Uist.

Howbeg on a map

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

Which county is Howbeg in?

Howbeg 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 Howbeg in Western Isles?

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

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

What is the postcode for Howbeg?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Howbeg is HS8 5SQ.

Where is Howbeg in HS8?

Howbeg is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the HS8 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the HS8 postcode district.

Map showing location of Howbeg within HS8
Location of Howbeg within HS8

What is the post town for Howbeg?

The post town for Howbeg is Isle of South Uist. Howbeg is in the HS8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Isle of South Uist.

What is the latitude and longitude of Howbeg?

The centre of Howbeg is located at position 57.29276° latitude and -7.38041° longitude.

Latitude57.29276°
Longitude-7.38041°

What is the easting and northing of Howbeg?

The centre of Howbeg is located at the grid reference easting 76010 and northing 835282 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting76010
Northing835282

What are the nearest towns to Howbeg?

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

north-west
68m
Howbeg is 68 miles north-west of Tobermory
south-west
73m
Howbeg is 73 miles south-west of Stornoway
north-west
92m
Howbeg is 92 miles north-west of Fort William
north-west
95m
Howbeg is 95 miles north-west of Oban
west
112m
Howbeg is 112 miles west of Dingwall
north-west
114m
Howbeg is 114 miles north-west of Lochgilphead
north-west
114m
Howbeg is 114 miles north-west of Inveraray
west
120m
Howbeg is 120 miles west of Alness
west
123m
Howbeg is 123 miles west of Invergordon
west
123m
Howbeg is 123 miles west of Fortrose

What are the nearest cities to Howbeg?

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

west
119m
Howbeg is 119 miles west of Inverness
north-west
154m
Howbeg is 154 miles north-west of Stirling
north-west
156m
Howbeg is 156 miles north-west of Glasgow
north-west
162m
Howbeg is 162 miles north-west of Perth
north-west
171m
Howbeg is 171 miles north-west of Dunfermline
west
177m
Howbeg is 177 miles west of Dundee
north-west
185m
Howbeg is 185 miles north-west of Edinburgh
west
199m
Howbeg is 199 miles west of Aberdeen
north-west
239m
Howbeg is 239 miles north-west of Carlisle
north-west
274m
Howbeg is 274 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne