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Where is Grimeston?

Grimeston is located in the county of Orkney, Scotland, five miles north-east of the town of Stromness, 135 miles north of the major city of Aberdeen, 212 miles north of Edinburgh, 521 miles north of Cardiff, and 532 miles north of London. Grimeston falls within the unitary authority of Orkney Islands. It is in the KW17 postcode district. The post town for Grimeston is Orkney.

Grimeston on a map

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

Which county is Grimeston in?

Grimeston is in the ceremonial county of Orkney, the historic county of Orkney, and the administrative county of Orkney Islands.

Ceremonial CountyOrkney
Historic CountyOrkney
Administrative CountyOrkney Islands

Where is Grimeston in Orkney?

Grimeston is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Orkney, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Orkney.

Map showing location of Grimeston within Orkney
Location of Grimeston within Orkney

Where is Grimeston in KW17?

Grimeston is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the KW17 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the KW17 postcode district.

Map showing location of Grimeston within KW17
Location of Grimeston within KW17

What is the post town for Grimeston?

The post town for Grimeston is Orkney. Grimeston is in the KW17 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Orkney.

What is the latitude and longitude of Grimeston?

The centre of Grimeston is located at position 59.01559° latitude and -3.19797° longitude.

Latitude59.01559°
Longitude-3.19797°

What is the easting and northing of Grimeston?

The centre of Grimeston is located at the grid reference easting 331305 and northing 1014897 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting331305
Northing1014897

What are the nearest towns to Grimeston?

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

north-east
5m
Grimeston is 5 miles north-east of Stromness
west
9m
Grimeston is 9 miles west of Kirkwall
north-east
31m
Grimeston is 31 miles north-east of Thurso
north
40m
Grimeston is 40 miles north of Wick
north
84m
Grimeston is 84 miles north of Dornoch
north
89m
Grimeston is 89 miles north of Tain
north
90m
Grimeston is 90 miles north of Lossiemouth
north
92m
Grimeston is 92 miles north of Burghead
north
92m
Grimeston is 92 miles north of Findochty
north
93m
Grimeston is 93 miles north of Cullen

What are the nearest cities to Grimeston?

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

north
113m
Grimeston is 113 miles north of Inverness
north
135m
Grimeston is 135 miles north of Aberdeen
north
177m
Grimeston is 177 miles north of Dundee
north
182m
Grimeston is 182 miles north of Perth
north
203m
Grimeston is 203 miles north of Stirling
north
204m
Grimeston is 204 miles north of Dunfermline
north
212m
Grimeston is 212 miles north of Edinburgh
north
222m
Grimeston is 222 miles north of Glasgow
north
285m
Grimeston is 285 miles north of Carlisle
north
286m
Grimeston is 286 miles north of Newcastle upon Tyne