Nairn is located in the county of Nairn, Scotland, nine miles south-east of the town of Cromarty, 73 miles north-west of the major city of Aberdeen, 116 miles north of Edinburgh, 423 miles north of Cardiff, and 446 miles north of London. Nairn lies four miles north-east of the Inverness border. Nairn falls within the unitary authority of Highland. It is in the IV12 postcode district. The post town for Nairn is Nairn.
Nairn is in the ceremonial county of Nairn, the historic county of Nairn, and the administrative county of Highland.
Ceremonial County | Nairn |
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Historic County | Nairn |
Administrative County | Highland |
Nairn is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Nairn, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Nairn.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Nairn is IV12 4DP.
Nairn is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the IV12 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the IV12 postcode district.
The post town for Nairn is Nairn. Nairn is in the IV12 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Nairn.
The centre of Nairn is located at position 57.5846° latitude and -3.86883° longitude.
Latitude | 57.5846° |
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Longitude | -3.86883° |
The centre of Nairn is located at the grid reference easting 288363 and northing 856489 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 288363 |
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Northing | 856489 |
Position of Nairn relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Nairn to the centre of the town.
Position of Nairn relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Nairn to the centre of the city.