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Where is Portgower?

Portgower is located in the county of Sutherland, Scotland, 20 miles north-east of the town of Dornoch, 88 miles north-west of the major city of Aberdeen, 150 miles north of Edinburgh, 458 miles north of Cardiff, and 477 miles north of London. Portgower lies four miles south of the Caithness border. Portgower falls within the unitary authority of Highland. It is in the KW8 postcode district. The post town for Portgower is Helmsdale.

Portgower on a map

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

Which county is Portgower in?

Portgower is in the ceremonial county of Sutherland, the historic county of Sutherland, and the administrative county of Highland.

Ceremonial CountySutherland
Historic CountySutherland
Administrative CountyHighland

Where is Portgower in Sutherland?

Portgower is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Sutherland, and towards the easternmost extremity of Sutherland.

Map showing location of Portgower within Sutherland
Location of Portgower within Sutherland

What is the postcode for Portgower?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Portgower is KW8 6HW.

Where is Portgower in KW8?

Portgower is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the KW8 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the KW8 postcode district.

Map showing location of Portgower within KW8
Location of Portgower within KW8

What is the post town for Portgower?

The post town for Portgower is Helmsdale. Portgower is in the KW8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Helmsdale.

What is the latitude and longitude of Portgower?

The centre of Portgower is located at position 58.09756° latitude and -3.68895° longitude.

Latitude58.09756°
Longitude-3.68895°

What is the easting and northing of Portgower?

The centre of Portgower is located at the grid reference easting 300542 and northing 913306 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting300542
Northing913306

What are the nearest towns to Portgower?

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

north-east
20m
Portgower is 20 miles north-east of Dornoch
north-east
24m
Portgower is 24 miles north-east of Tain
north
28m
Portgower is 28 miles north of Burghead
north-west
30m
Portgower is 30 miles north-west of Lossiemouth
north-east
32m
Portgower is 32 miles north-east of Cromarty
south-west
32m
Portgower is 32 miles south-west of Wick
north-east
33m
Portgower is 33 miles north-east of Invergordon
north
34m
Portgower is 34 miles north of Forres
north-west
34m
Portgower is 34 miles north-west of Elgin
north-east
35m
Portgower is 35 miles north-east of Alness

What are the nearest cities to Portgower?

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

north-east
47m
Portgower is 47 miles north-east of Inverness
north-west
88m
Portgower is 88 miles north-west of Aberdeen
north
117m
Portgower is 117 miles north of Dundee
north
118m
Portgower is 118 miles north of Perth
north
137m
Portgower is 137 miles north of Stirling
north
140m
Portgower is 140 miles north of Dunfermline
north
150m
Portgower is 150 miles north of Edinburgh
north
156m
Portgower is 156 miles north of Glasgow
north
224m
Portgower is 224 miles north of Carlisle
north
230m
Portgower is 230 miles north of Newcastle upon Tyne