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Where is Sourin?

Sourin is located in the county of Orkney, Scotland, 13 miles north of the town of Kirkwall, 143 miles north of the major city of Aberdeen, 222 miles north of Edinburgh, 532 miles north of Cardiff, and 541 miles north of London. Sourin falls within the unitary authority of Orkney Islands. It is in the KW17 postcode district. The post town for Sourin is Orkney.

Sourin on a map

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

Which county is Sourin in?

Sourin is in the ceremonial county of Orkney, the historic county of Orkney, and the administrative county of Orkney Islands.

Ceremonial CountyOrkney
Historic CountyOrkney
Administrative CountyOrkney Islands

Where is Sourin in Orkney?

Sourin is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Orkney, and towards the easternmost extremity of Orkney.

Map showing location of Sourin within Orkney
Location of Sourin within Orkney

Where is Sourin in KW17?

Sourin is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the KW17 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the KW17 postcode district.

Map showing location of Sourin within KW17
Location of Sourin within KW17

What is the post town for Sourin?

The post town for Sourin is Orkney. Sourin is in the KW17 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Orkney.

What is the latitude and longitude of Sourin?

The centre of Sourin is located at position 59.16692° latitude and -2.9917° longitude.

Latitude59.16692°
Longitude-2.9917°

What is the easting and northing of Sourin?

The centre of Sourin is located at the grid reference easting 343400 and northing 1031552 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting343400
Northing1031552

What are the nearest towns to Sourin?

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

north
13m
Sourin is 13 miles north of Kirkwall
north-east
18m
Sourin is 18 miles north-east of Stromness
north-east
44m
Sourin is 44 miles north-east of Thurso
north
50m
Sourin is 50 miles north of Wick
south-west
94m
Sourin is 94 miles south-west of Lerwick
north-east
97m
Sourin is 97 miles north-east of Dornoch
north
101m
Sourin is 101 miles north of Lossiemouth
north-east
101m
Sourin is 101 miles north-east of Tain
north
102m
Sourin is 102 miles north of Findochty
north
102m
Sourin is 102 miles north of Cullen

What are the nearest cities to Sourin?

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

north
125m
Sourin is 125 miles north of Inverness
north
143m
Sourin is 143 miles north of Aberdeen
north
187m
Sourin is 187 miles north of Dundee
north
192m
Sourin is 192 miles north of Perth
north
214m
Sourin is 214 miles north of Stirling
north
215m
Sourin is 215 miles north of Dunfermline
north
222m
Sourin is 222 miles north of Edinburgh
north
233m
Sourin is 233 miles north of Glasgow
north
294m
Sourin is 294 miles north of Newcastle upon Tyne
north
296m
Sourin is 296 miles north of Carlisle