Raffin is located in the county of Sutherland, Scotland, 37 miles east of the town of Stornoway, 143 miles north-west of the major city of Aberdeen, 178 miles north-west of Edinburgh, 475 miles north of Cardiff, and 509 miles north-west of London. Raffin falls within the unitary authority of Highland. It is in the IV27 postcode district. The post town for Raffin is Lairg.
Raffin 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 |
Raffin is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Sutherland, and towards the westernmost extremity of Sutherland.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Raffin is IV27 4JH.
Raffin is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the IV27 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the IV27 postcode district.
The post town for Raffin is Lairg. Raffin is in the IV27 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Lairg.
The centre of Raffin is located at position 58.23253° latitude and -5.37599° longitude.
Latitude | 58.23253° |
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Longitude | -5.37599° |
The centre of Raffin is located at the grid reference easting 201888 and northing 932056 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 201888 |
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Northing | 932056 |
Position of Raffin relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Raffin to the centre of the town.
Position of Raffin relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Raffin to the centre of the city.