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Where is Orinsay?

Orinsay is located in the county of Western Isles, Scotland, 13 miles south of the town of Stornoway, 170 miles north-west of the major city of Dundee, 189 miles north-west of Edinburgh, 471 miles north of Cardiff, and 516 miles north-west of London. Orinsay was historically in the county of Ross and Cromarty. Orinsay falls within the unitary authority of Na h-Eileanan an Iar. It is in the HS2 postcode district. The post town for Orinsay is Isle of Lewis.

Orinsay on a map

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

Which county is Orinsay in?

Orinsay 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 Orinsay in Western Isles?

Orinsay 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 Orinsay within Western Isles
Location of Orinsay within Western Isles

What is the postcode for Orinsay?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Orinsay is HS2 9RG.

Where is Orinsay in HS2?

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

Map showing location of Orinsay within HS2
Location of Orinsay within HS2

What is the post town for Orinsay?

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

What is the latitude and longitude of Orinsay?

The centre of Orinsay is located at position 58.02069° latitude and -6.4598° longitude.

Latitude58.02069°
Longitude-6.4598°

What is the easting and northing of Orinsay?

The centre of Orinsay is located at the grid reference easting 136745 and northing 912204 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting136745
Northing912204

What are the nearest towns to Orinsay?

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

south
13m
Orinsay is 13 miles south of Stornoway
north-west
81m
Orinsay is 81 miles north-west of Dingwall
west
85m
Orinsay is 85 miles west of Alness
west
88m
Orinsay is 88 miles west of Invergordon
west
90m
Orinsay is 90 miles west of Tain
west
90m
Orinsay is 90 miles west of Dornoch
west
91m
Orinsay is 91 miles west of Fortrose
west
93m
Orinsay is 93 miles west of Cromarty
north-west
97m
Orinsay is 97 miles north-west of Fort William
north
98m
Orinsay is 98 miles north of Tobermory

What are the nearest cities to Orinsay?

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

north-west
91m
Orinsay is 91 miles north-west of Inverness
north-west
160m
Orinsay is 160 miles north-west of Perth
north-west
163m
Orinsay is 163 miles north-west of Stirling
north-west
170m
Orinsay is 170 miles north-west of Dundee
north-west
171m
Orinsay is 171 miles north-west of Glasgow
west
173m
Orinsay is 173 miles west of Aberdeen
north-west
176m
Orinsay is 176 miles north-west of Dunfermline
north-west
189m
Orinsay is 189 miles north-west of Edinburgh
north-west
255m
Orinsay is 255 miles north-west of Carlisle
north-west
281m
Orinsay is 281 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne