Knockbain is located in the county of Inverness, Scotland, seven miles west of the city of Inverness, 88 miles north-west of the major city of Dundee, 114 miles north-west of Edinburgh, 416 miles north of Cardiff, and 445 miles north-west of London. Knockbain lies three miles east of the Ross and Cromarty border, and was historically in the county of Inverness-shire. Knockbain falls within the unitary authority of Highland. It is in the IV5 postcode district. The post town for Knockbain is Inverness.
Knockbain 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 |
Knockbain is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Inverness, and towards the easternmost extremity of Inverness.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Knockbain is IV5 7PL.
Knockbain is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the IV5 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the IV5 postcode district.
The post town for Knockbain is Inverness. Knockbain is in the IV5 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Inverness.
The centre of Knockbain is located at position 57.45648° latitude and -4.41414° longitude.
Latitude | 57.45648° |
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Longitude | -4.41414° |
The centre of Knockbain is located at the grid reference easting 255259 and northing 843260 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 255259 |
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Northing | 843260 |
Position of Knockbain relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Knockbain to the centre of the town.
Position of Knockbain relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Knockbain to the centre of the city.