Sandwick is located in the county of Orkney, Scotland, 13 miles south of the town of Kirkwall, 118 miles north of the major city of Aberdeen, 197 miles north of Edinburgh, 506 miles north of Cardiff, and 515 miles north of London. Sandwick falls within the unitary authority of Orkney Islands. It is in the KW17 postcode district. The post town for Sandwick is Orkney.
Sandwick 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 |
Sandwick is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Orkney, and towards the easternmost extremity of Orkney.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Sandwick is KW17 2RJ.
Sandwick 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 Sandwick is Orkney. Sandwick is in the KW17 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Orkney.
The centre of Sandwick is located at position 58.79242° latitude and -2.97316° longitude.
Latitude | 58.79242° |
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Longitude | -2.97316° |
The centre of Sandwick is located at the grid reference easting 343853 and northing 989838 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 343853 |
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Northing | 989838 |
Position of Sandwick relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Sandwick to the centre of the town.
Position of Sandwick relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Sandwick to the centre of the city.