Kilvaxter is located in the county of Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, 39 miles south of the town of Stornoway, 148 miles north-west of the major city of Glasgow, 169 miles north-west of Edinburgh, 445 miles north of Cardiff, and 492 miles north-west of London. Kilvaxter was historically in the county of Inverness-shire. Kilvaxter falls within the unitary authority of Highland. It is in the IV51 postcode district. The post town for Kilvaxter is Portree.
Kilvaxter is in the ceremonial county of Ross and Cromarty, the historic county of Inverness-shire, and the administrative county of Highland.
Ceremonial County | Ross and Cromarty |
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Historic County | Inverness-shire |
Administrative County | Highland |
Kilvaxter is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Ross and Cromarty, and towards the westernmost extremity of Ross and Cromarty.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Kilvaxter is IV51 9WS.
Kilvaxter is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the IV51 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the IV51 postcode district.
The post town for Kilvaxter is Portree. Kilvaxter is in the IV51 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Portree.
The centre of Kilvaxter is located at position 57.64657° latitude and -6.38038° longitude.
Latitude | 57.64657° |
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Longitude | -6.38038° |
The centre of Kilvaxter is located at the grid reference easting 138733 and northing 870297 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 138733 |
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Northing | 870297 |
Position of Kilvaxter relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Kilvaxter to the centre of the town.
Position of Kilvaxter relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Kilvaxter to the centre of the city.