Scarwell is located in the county of Orkney, Scotland, eight miles north of the town of Stromness, 140 miles north of the major city of Aberdeen, 216 miles north of Edinburgh, 525 miles north of Cardiff, and 537 miles north of London. Scarwell falls within the unitary authority of Orkney Islands. It is in the KW16 postcode district. The post town for Scarwell is Stromness.
Scarwell 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 |
Scarwell 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 Scarwell is KW16 3LZ.
Scarwell is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the KW16 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the KW16 postcode district.
The post town for Scarwell is Stromness. Scarwell is in the KW16 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Stromness.
The centre of Scarwell is located at position 59.07066° latitude and -3.32219° longitude.
Latitude | 59.07066° |
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Longitude | -3.32219° |
The centre of Scarwell is located at the grid reference easting 324294 and northing 1021162 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 324294 |
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Northing | 1021162 |
Position of Scarwell relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Scarwell to the centre of the town.
Position of Scarwell relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Scarwell to the centre of the city.