Hillside is located in the county of Orkney, Scotland, nine miles south of the town of Kirkwall, 122 miles north of the major city of Aberdeen, 201 miles north of Edinburgh, 510 miles north of Cardiff, and 519 miles north of London. Hillside falls within the unitary authority of Orkney Islands. It is in the KW17 postcode district. The post town for Hillside is Orkney.
Hillside 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 |
Hillside is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Orkney, and towards the easternmost extremity of Orkney.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Hillside is KW17 2SX.
Hillside is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the KW17 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the KW17 postcode district.
The post town for Hillside is Orkney. Hillside is in the KW17 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Orkney.
The centre of Hillside is located at position 58.85614° latitude and -2.93171° longitude.
Latitude | 58.85614° |
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Longitude | -2.93171° |
The centre of Hillside is located at the grid reference easting 346347 and northing 996898 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 346347 |
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Northing | 996898 |
Position of Hillside relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Hillside to the centre of the town.
Position of Hillside relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Hillside to the centre of the city.