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Where is Tong?

Tong is located in the county of Western Isles, Scotland, three miles north-east of the town of Stornoway, 175 miles north-west of the major city of Aberdeen, 198 miles north-west of Edinburgh, 485 miles north of Cardiff, and 527 miles north-west of London. Tong was historically in the county of Ross and Cromarty. Tong falls within the unitary authority of Na h-Eileanan an Iar. It is in the HS2 postcode district. The post town for Tong is Isle of Lewis.

Tong on a map

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

Which county is Tong in?

Tong 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 Tong in Western Isles?

Tong 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 Tong within Western Isles
Location of Tong within Western Isles

What is the postcode for Tong?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Tong is HS2 0HL.

Where is Tong in HS2?

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

Map showing location of Tong within HS2
Location of Tong within HS2

What is the post town for Tong?

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

What is the latitude and longitude of Tong?

The centre of Tong is located at position 58.24373° latitude and -6.34957° longitude.

Latitude58.24373°
Longitude-6.34957°

What is the easting and northing of Tong?

The centre of Tong is located at the grid reference easting 144851 and northing 936580 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting144851
Northing936580

What are the nearest towns to Tong?

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

north-east
3m
Tong is 3 miles north-east of Stornoway
north-west
84m
Tong is 84 miles north-west of Dingwall
north-west
86m
Tong is 86 miles north-west of Alness
west
89m
Tong is 89 miles west of Dornoch
north-west
89m
Tong is 89 miles north-west of Invergordon
west
89m
Tong is 89 miles west of Tain
north-west
94m
Tong is 94 miles north-west of Cromarty
north-west
94m
Tong is 94 miles north-west of Fortrose
north-west
102m
Tong is 102 miles north-west of Nairn
west
106m
Tong is 106 miles west of Thurso

What are the nearest cities to Tong?

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

north-west
95m
Tong is 95 miles north-west of Inverness
north-west
168m
Tong is 168 miles north-west of Perth
north-west
173m
Tong is 173 miles north-west of Stirling
north-west
175m
Tong is 175 miles north-west of Aberdeen
north-west
177m
Tong is 177 miles north-west of Dundee
north-west
183m
Tong is 183 miles north-west of Glasgow
north-west
185m
Tong is 185 miles north-west of Dunfermline
north-west
198m
Tong is 198 miles north-west of Edinburgh
north-west
266m
Tong is 266 miles north-west of Carlisle
north-west
289m
Tong is 289 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne