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Where is Halkirk?

Halkirk is located in the county of Caithness, Scotland, six miles south of the town of Thurso, 108 miles north-west of the major city of Aberdeen, 178 miles north of Edinburgh, 487 miles north of Cardiff, and 502 miles north of London. Halkirk falls within the unitary authority of Highland. It is in the KW12 postcode district. The post town for Halkirk is Halkirk.

Halkirk on a map

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

Which county is Halkirk in?

Halkirk is in the ceremonial county of Caithness, the historic county of Caithness, and the administrative county of Highland.

Ceremonial CountyCaithness
Historic CountyCaithness
Administrative CountyHighland

Where is Halkirk in Caithness?

Halkirk is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Caithness, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Caithness.

Map showing location of Halkirk within Caithness
Location of Halkirk within Caithness

What is the postcode for Halkirk?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Halkirk is KW12 6XX.

Where is Halkirk in KW12?

Halkirk is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the KW12 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the KW12 postcode district.

Map showing location of Halkirk within KW12
Location of Halkirk within KW12

What is the post town for Halkirk?

The post town for Halkirk is Halkirk. Halkirk is in the KW12 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Halkirk.

What is the latitude and longitude of Halkirk?

The centre of Halkirk is located at position 58.51481° latitude and -3.49562° longitude.

Latitude58.51481°
Longitude-3.49562°

What is the easting and northing of Halkirk?

The centre of Halkirk is located at the grid reference easting 312969 and northing 959488 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting312969
Northing959488

What are the nearest towns to Halkirk?

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

south
6m
Halkirk is 6 miles south of Thurso
west
15m
Halkirk is 15 miles west of Wick
south
32m
Halkirk is 32 miles south of Stromness
south-west
38m
Halkirk is 38 miles south-west of Kirkwall
north-east
48m
Halkirk is 48 miles north-east of Dornoch
north-east
53m
Halkirk is 53 miles north-east of Tain
north
55m
Halkirk is 55 miles north of Lossiemouth
north
56m
Halkirk is 56 miles north of Burghead
north
60m
Halkirk is 60 miles north of Elgin
north
61m
Halkirk is 61 miles north of Findochty

What are the nearest cities to Halkirk?

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

north
76m
Halkirk is 76 miles north of Inverness
north-west
108m
Halkirk is 108 miles north-west of Aberdeen
north
144m
Halkirk is 144 miles north of Dundee
north
147m
Halkirk is 147 miles north of Perth
north
167m
Halkirk is 167 miles north of Stirling
north
169m
Halkirk is 169 miles north of Dunfermline
north
178m
Halkirk is 178 miles north of Edinburgh
north
186m
Halkirk is 186 miles north of Glasgow
north
252m
Halkirk is 252 miles north of Carlisle
north
255m
Halkirk is 255 miles north of Newcastle upon Tyne