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Where is Knock?

Knock is located in the county of Western Isles, Scotland, four miles east of the town of Stornoway, 171 miles north-west of the major city of Aberdeen, 194 miles north-west of Edinburgh, 481 miles north of Cardiff, and 523 miles north-west of London. Knock was historically in the county of Ross and Cromarty. Knock falls within the unitary authority of Na h-Eileanan an Iar. It is in the HS2 postcode district. The post town for Knock is Isle of Lewis.

Knock on a map

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

Which county is Knock in?

Knock is in the ceremonial county of Western Isles, the historic county of Ross and Cromarty, and the administrative county of Na h-Eileanan an Iar.

Ceremonial CountyWestern Isles
Historic CountyRoss and Cromarty
Administrative CountyNa h-Eileanan an Iar

Where is Knock in Western Isles?

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

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

What is the postcode for Knock?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Knock is HS2 0BS.

Where is Knock in HS2?

Knock is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the HS2 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the HS2 postcode district.

Map showing location of Knock within HS2
Location of Knock within HS2

What is the post town for Knock?

The post town for Knock is Isle of Lewis. Knock is in the HS2 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Isle of Lewis.

What is the latitude and longitude of Knock?

The centre of Knock is located at position 58.20449° latitude and -6.26642° longitude.

Latitude58.20449°
Longitude-6.26642°

What is the easting and northing of Knock?

The centre of Knock is located at the grid reference easting 149450 and northing 931905 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting149450
Northing931905

What are the nearest towns to Knock?

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

east
4m
Knock is 4 miles east of Stornoway
north-west
80m
Knock is 80 miles north-west of Dingwall
north-west
82m
Knock is 82 miles north-west of Alness
north-west
85m
Knock is 85 miles north-west of Invergordon
west
85m
Knock is 85 miles west of Dornoch
west
86m
Knock is 86 miles west of Tain
north-west
90m
Knock is 90 miles north-west of Fortrose
north-west
90m
Knock is 90 miles north-west of Cromarty
north-west
98m
Knock is 98 miles north-west of Nairn
west
103m
Knock is 103 miles west of Thurso

What are the nearest cities to Knock?

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

north-west
90m
Knock is 90 miles north-west of Inverness
north-west
164m
Knock is 164 miles north-west of Perth
north-west
169m
Knock is 169 miles north-west of Stirling
north-west
171m
Knock is 171 miles north-west of Aberdeen
north-west
173m
Knock is 173 miles north-west of Dundee
north-west
179m
Knock is 179 miles north-west of Glasgow
north-west
181m
Knock is 181 miles north-west of Dunfermline
north-west
194m
Knock is 194 miles north-west of Edinburgh
north-west
262m
Knock is 262 miles north-west of Carlisle
north-west
285m
Knock is 285 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne