Smerquoy is located in the county of Orkney, Scotland, three miles west of the town of Kirkwall, 131 miles north of the major city of Aberdeen, 210 miles north of Edinburgh, 519 miles north of Cardiff, and 529 miles north of London. Smerquoy falls within the unitary authority of Orkney Islands. It is in the KW15 postcode district. The post town for Smerquoy is Kirkwall.
Smerquoy 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 |
Smerquoy is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Orkney, and towards the easternmost extremity of Orkney.
Smerquoy is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the KW15 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the KW15 postcode district.
The post town for Smerquoy is Kirkwall. Smerquoy is in the KW15 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Kirkwall.
The centre of Smerquoy is located at position 58.98095° latitude and -3.03692° longitude.
Latitude | 58.98095° |
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Longitude | -3.03692° |
The centre of Smerquoy is located at the grid reference easting 340493 and northing 1010885 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 340493 |
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Northing | 1010885 |
Position of Smerquoy relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Smerquoy to the centre of the town.
Position of Smerquoy relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Smerquoy to the centre of the city.