Melvaig is located in the county of Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, 35 miles south-east of the town of Stornoway, 142 miles north-west of the major city of Dundee, 162 miles north-west of Edinburgh, 450 miles north of Cardiff, and 491 miles north-west of London. Melvaig falls within the unitary authority of Highland. It is in the IV21 postcode district. The post town for Melvaig is Gairloch.
Melvaig is in the ceremonial county of Ross and Cromarty, the historic county of Ross and Cromarty, and the administrative county of Highland.
Ceremonial County | Ross and Cromarty |
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Historic County | Ross and Cromarty |
Administrative County | Highland |
Melvaig is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Ross and Cromarty, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Ross and Cromarty.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Melvaig is IV21 2EA.
Melvaig is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the IV21 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the IV21 postcode district.
The post town for Melvaig is Gairloch. Melvaig is in the IV21 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Gairloch.
The centre of Melvaig is located at position 57.81084° latitude and -5.80194° longitude.
Latitude | 57.81084° |
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Longitude | -5.80194° |
The centre of Melvaig is located at the grid reference easting 174251 and northing 886484 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 174251 |
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Northing | 886484 |
Position of Melvaig relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Melvaig to the centre of the town.
Position of Melvaig relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Melvaig to the centre of the city.