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Where is Lochcarnan?

Lochcarnan is located in the county of Western Isles, Scotland, 67 miles south-west of the town of Stornoway, 157 miles north-west of the major city of Glasgow, 185 miles north-west of Edinburgh, 440 miles north of Cardiff, and 497 miles north-west of London. Lochcarnan was historically in the county of Inverness-shire. Lochcarnan falls within the unitary authority of Na h-Eileanan an Iar. It is in the HS8 postcode district. The post town for Lochcarnan is Isle of South Uist.

Lochcarnan on a map

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

Which county is Lochcarnan in?

Lochcarnan is in the ceremonial county of Western Isles, the historic county of Inverness-shire, and the administrative county of Na h-Eileanan an Iar.

Ceremonial CountyWestern Isles
Historic CountyInverness-shire
Administrative CountyNa h-Eileanan an Iar

Where is Lochcarnan in Western Isles?

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

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

Where is Lochcarnan in HS8?

Lochcarnan is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the HS8 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the HS8 postcode district.

Map showing location of Lochcarnan within HS8
Location of Lochcarnan within HS8

What is the post town for Lochcarnan?

The post town for Lochcarnan is Isle of South Uist. Lochcarnan is in the HS8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Isle of South Uist.

What is the latitude and longitude of Lochcarnan?

The centre of Lochcarnan is located at position 57.37338° latitude and -7.31346° longitude.

Latitude57.37338°
Longitude-7.31346°

What is the easting and northing of Lochcarnan?

The centre of Lochcarnan is located at the grid reference easting 80740 and northing 843924 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting80740
Northing843924

What are the nearest towns to Lochcarnan?

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

south-west
67m
Lochcarnan is 67 miles south-west of Stornoway
north-west
70m
Lochcarnan is 70 miles north-west of Tobermory
north-west
92m
Lochcarnan is 92 miles north-west of Fort William
north-west
96m
Lochcarnan is 96 miles north-west of Oban
west
109m
Lochcarnan is 109 miles west of Dingwall
north-west
116m
Lochcarnan is 116 miles north-west of Inveraray
west
116m
Lochcarnan is 116 miles west of Alness
north-west
117m
Lochcarnan is 117 miles north-west of Lochgilphead
west
119m
Lochcarnan is 119 miles west of Invergordon
west
120m
Lochcarnan is 120 miles west of Fortrose

What are the nearest cities to Lochcarnan?

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

west
116m
Lochcarnan is 116 miles west of Inverness
north-west
155m
Lochcarnan is 155 miles north-west of Stirling
north-west
157m
Lochcarnan is 157 miles north-west of Glasgow
north-west
162m
Lochcarnan is 162 miles north-west of Perth
north-west
172m
Lochcarnan is 172 miles north-west of Dunfermline
north-west
176m
Lochcarnan is 176 miles north-west of Dundee
north-west
185m
Lochcarnan is 185 miles north-west of Edinburgh
west
196m
Lochcarnan is 196 miles west of Aberdeen
north-west
241m
Lochcarnan is 241 miles north-west of Carlisle
north-west
275m
Lochcarnan is 275 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne