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 is in the ceremonial county of Sutherland, the historic county of Sutherland, and the administrative county of Highland.
Ceremonial County | Sutherland |
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Historic County | Sutherland |
Administrative County | Highland |
Portgower is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Sutherland, and towards the easternmost extremity of Sutherland.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Portgower is KW8 6HW.
Portgower is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the KW8 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the KW8 postcode district.
The post town for Portgower is Helmsdale. Portgower is in the KW8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Helmsdale.
The centre of Portgower is located at position 58.09756° latitude and -3.68895° longitude.
Latitude | 58.09756° |
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Longitude | -3.68895° |
The centre of Portgower is located at the grid reference easting 300542 and northing 913306 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 300542 |
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Northing | 913306 |
Position of Portgower relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Portgower to the centre of the town.
Position of Portgower relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Portgower to the centre of the city.