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Where is Portskerra?

Portskerra is located in the county of Sutherland, Scotland, 15 miles west of the town of Thurso, 119 miles north-west of the major city of Aberdeen, 183 miles north of Edinburgh, 491 miles north of Cardiff, and 510 miles north of London. Portskerra lies three miles north-west of the Caithness border. Portskerra falls within the unitary authority of Highland. It is in the KW14 postcode district. The post town for Portskerra is Thurso.

Portskerra on a map

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

Which county is Portskerra in?

Portskerra is in the ceremonial county of Sutherland, the historic county of Sutherland, and the administrative county of Highland.

Ceremonial CountySutherland
Historic CountySutherland
Administrative CountyHighland

Where is Portskerra in Sutherland?

Portskerra is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Sutherland, and towards the easternmost extremity of Sutherland.

Map showing location of Portskerra within Sutherland
Location of Portskerra within Sutherland

What is the postcode for Portskerra?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Portskerra is KW14 7YW.

Where is Portskerra in KW14?

Portskerra is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the KW14 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the KW14 postcode district.

Map showing location of Portskerra within KW14
Location of Portskerra within KW14

What is the post town for Portskerra?

The post town for Portskerra is Thurso. Portskerra is in the KW14 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Thurso.

What is the latitude and longitude of Portskerra?

The centre of Portskerra is located at position 58.56551° latitude and -3.93505° longitude.

Latitude58.56551°
Longitude-3.93505°

What is the easting and northing of Portskerra?

The centre of Portskerra is located at the grid reference easting 287536 and northing 965785 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting287536
Northing965785

What are the nearest towns to Portskerra?

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

west
15m
Portskerra is 15 miles west of Thurso
west
32m
Portskerra is 32 miles west of Wick
south-west
36m
Portskerra is 36 miles south-west of Stromness
south-west
45m
Portskerra is 45 miles south-west of Kirkwall
north
48m
Portskerra is 48 miles north of Dornoch
north
52m
Portskerra is 52 miles north of Tain
north
61m
Portskerra is 61 miles north of Alness
north
61m
Portskerra is 61 miles north of Invergordon
north
61m
Portskerra is 61 miles north of Cromarty
north
62m
Portskerra is 62 miles north of Burghead

What are the nearest cities to Portskerra?

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

north
76m
Portskerra is 76 miles north of Inverness
north-west
119m
Portskerra is 119 miles north-west of Aberdeen
north
150m
Portskerra is 150 miles north of Dundee
north
151m
Portskerra is 151 miles north of Perth
north
170m
Portskerra is 170 miles north of Stirling
north
173m
Portskerra is 173 miles north of Dunfermline
north
183m
Portskerra is 183 miles north of Edinburgh
north
187m
Portskerra is 187 miles north of Glasgow
north
257m
Portskerra is 257 miles north of Carlisle
north
263m
Portskerra is 263 miles north of Newcastle upon Tyne