Inverness is located in the county of Inverness, Scotland, eight miles south-west of the town of Fortrose, 83 miles west of the major city of Aberdeen, 113 miles north of Edinburgh, 417 miles north of Cardiff, and 444 miles north of London. Inverness lies roughly one mile east of the Ross and Cromarty border, and was historically in the county of Inverness-shire. Inverness falls within the unitary authority of Highland. It is in the IV1 postcode district. The post town for Inverness is Inverness.
Inverness is in the ceremonial county of Inverness, the historic county of Inverness-shire, and the administrative county of Highland.
Ceremonial County | Inverness |
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Historic County | Inverness-shire |
Administrative County | Highland |
Inverness is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Inverness, and towards the easternmost extremity of Inverness.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Inverness is IV1 1DA.
Inverness is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the IV1 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the IV1 postcode district.
The post town for Inverness is Inverness. Inverness is in the IV1 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Inverness.
The centre of Inverness is located at position 57.48° latitude and -4.22623° longitude.
Latitude | 57.48° |
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Longitude | -4.22623° |
The centre of Inverness is located at the grid reference easting 266617 and northing 845493 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 266617 |
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Northing | 845493 |
Position of Inverness relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Inverness to the centre of the town.
Position of Inverness relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Inverness to the centre of the city.