Petertown is located in the county of Orkney, Scotland, four miles south-east of the town of Stromness, 130 miles north of the major city of Aberdeen, 206 miles north of Edinburgh, 515 miles north of Cardiff, and 527 miles north of London. Petertown falls within the unitary authority of Orkney Islands. It is in the KW17 postcode district. The post town for Petertown is Orkney.
Petertown 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 |
Petertown is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Orkney, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Orkney.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Petertown is KW17 2RE.
Petertown is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the KW17 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the KW17 postcode district.
The post town for Petertown is Orkney. Petertown is in the KW17 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Orkney.
The centre of Petertown is located at position 58.93024° latitude and -3.20654° longitude.
Latitude | 58.93024° |
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Longitude | -3.20654° |
The centre of Petertown is located at the grid reference easting 330641 and northing 1005403 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 330641 |
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Northing | 1005403 |
Position of Petertown relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Petertown to the centre of the town.
Position of Petertown relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Petertown to the centre of the city.