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Where is Killen?

Killen is located in the county of Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, three miles west of the town of Fortrose, 85 miles west of the major city of Aberdeen, 120 miles north of Edinburgh, 425 miles north of Cardiff, and 451 miles north of London. Killen lies five miles north-east of the Inverness border. Killen falls within the unitary authority of Highland. It is in the IV9 postcode district. The post town for Killen is Avoch.

Killen on a map

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

Which county is Killen in?

Killen is in the ceremonial county of Ross and Cromarty, the historic county of Ross and Cromarty, and the administrative county of Highland.

Ceremonial CountyRoss and Cromarty
Historic CountyRoss and Cromarty
Administrative CountyHighland

Where is Killen in Ross and Cromarty?

Killen is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Ross and Cromarty, and towards the easternmost extremity of Ross and Cromarty.

Map showing location of Killen within Ross and Cromarty
Location of Killen within Ross and Cromarty

What is the postcode for Killen?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Killen is IV9 8RH.

Where is Killen in IV9?

Killen is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the IV9 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the IV9 postcode district.

Map showing location of Killen within IV9
Location of Killen within IV9

What is the post town for Killen?

The post town for Killen is Avoch. Killen is in the IV9 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Avoch.

What is the latitude and longitude of Killen?

The centre of Killen is located at position 57.59289° latitude and -4.21575° longitude.

Latitude57.59289°
Longitude-4.21575°

What is the easting and northing of Killen?

The centre of Killen is located at the grid reference easting 267655 and northing 858037 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting267655
Northing858037

What are the nearest towns to Killen?

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

west
3m
Killen is 3 miles west of Fortrose
south
7m
Killen is 7 miles south of Invergordon
south
7m
Killen is 7 miles south of Alness
east
8m
Killen is 8 miles east of Dingwall
south-west
9m
Killen is 9 miles south-west of Cromarty
west
13m
Killen is 13 miles west of Nairn
south-west
16m
Killen is 16 miles south-west of Tain
south
21m
Killen is 21 miles south of Dornoch
west
22m
Killen is 22 miles west of Forres
west
28m
Killen is 28 miles west of Burghead

What are the nearest cities to Killen?

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

north
8m
Killen is 8 miles north of Inverness
west
85m
Killen is 85 miles west of Aberdeen
north
88m
Killen is 88 miles north of Perth
north-west
91m
Killen is 91 miles north-west of Dundee
north
103m
Killen is 103 miles north of Stirling
north
109m
Killen is 109 miles north of Dunfermline
north
120m
Killen is 120 miles north of Glasgow
north
120m
Killen is 120 miles north of Edinburgh
north
193m
Killen is 193 miles north of Carlisle
north-west
207m
Killen is 207 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne