Reay is located in the county of Caithness, Scotland, nine miles west of the town of Thurso, 115 miles north-west of the major city of Aberdeen, 182 miles north of Edinburgh, 490 miles north of Cardiff, and 508 miles north of London. Reay lies three miles north-east of the Sutherland border. Reay falls within the unitary authority of Highland. It is in the KW14 postcode district. The post town for Reay is Thurso.
Reay is in the ceremonial county of Caithness, the historic county of Caithness, and the administrative county of Highland.
Ceremonial County | Caithness |
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Historic County | Caithness |
Administrative County | Highland |
Reay is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Caithness, and towards the westernmost extremity of Caithness.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Reay is KW14 7SD.
Reay 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.
The post town for Reay is Thurso. Reay is in the KW14 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Thurso.
The centre of Reay is located at position 58.56002° latitude and -3.76636° longitude.
Latitude | 58.56002° |
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Longitude | -3.76636° |
The centre of Reay is located at the grid reference easting 297331 and northing 964904 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 297331 |
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Northing | 964904 |
Position of Reay relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Reay to the centre of the town.
Position of Reay relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Reay to the centre of the city.