Gorseness is located in the county of Orkney, Scotland, six miles north of the town of Kirkwall, 137 miles north of the major city of Aberdeen, 215 miles north of Edinburgh, 524 miles north of Cardiff, and 534 miles north of London. Gorseness falls within the unitary authority of Orkney Islands. It is in the KW17 postcode district. The post town for Gorseness is Orkney.
Gorseness is in the ceremonial county of Orkney, the historic county of Orkney, and the administrative county of Orkney Islands.
Ceremonial County | Orkney |
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Historic County | Orkney |
Administrative County | Orkney Islands |
Gorseness is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Orkney, and towards the easternmost extremity of Orkney.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Gorseness is KW17 2EZ.
Gorseness is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the KW17 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the KW17 postcode district.
The post town for Gorseness is Orkney. Gorseness is in the KW17 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Orkney.
The centre of Gorseness is located at position 59.0618° latitude and -3.02121° longitude.
Latitude | 59.0618° |
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Longitude | -3.02121° |
The centre of Gorseness is located at the grid reference easting 341534 and northing 1019873 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 341534 |
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Northing | 1019873 |
Position of Gorseness relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Gorseness to the centre of the town.
Position of Gorseness relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Gorseness to the centre of the city.