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Where is Spittal?

Spittal is located in the county of Caithness, Scotland, ten miles south of the town of Thurso, 104 miles north-west of the major city of Aberdeen, 174 miles north of Edinburgh, 483 miles north of Cardiff, and 498 miles north of London. Spittal falls within the unitary authority of Highland. It is in the KW1 postcode district. The post town for Spittal is Wick.

Spittal on a map

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

Which county is Spittal in?

Spittal is in the ceremonial county of Caithness, the historic county of Caithness, and the administrative county of Highland.

Ceremonial CountyCaithness
Historic CountyCaithness
Administrative CountyHighland

Where is Spittal in Caithness?

Spittal is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Caithness, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Caithness.

Map showing location of Spittal within Caithness
Location of Spittal within Caithness

What is the postcode for Spittal?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Spittal is KW1 5XR.

Where is Spittal in KW1?

Spittal is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the KW1 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the KW1 postcode district.

Map showing location of Spittal within KW1
Location of Spittal within KW1

What is the post town for Spittal?

The post town for Spittal is Wick. Spittal is in the KW1 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Wick.

What is the latitude and longitude of Spittal?

The centre of Spittal is located at position 58.46665° latitude and -3.42489° longitude.

Latitude58.46665°
Longitude-3.42489°

What is the easting and northing of Spittal?

The centre of Spittal is located at the grid reference easting 316975 and northing 954036 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting316975
Northing954036

What are the nearest towns to Spittal?

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

south
10m
Spittal is 10 miles south of Thurso
west
12m
Spittal is 12 miles west of Wick
south
35m
Spittal is 35 miles south of Stromness
south-west
39m
Spittal is 39 miles south-west of Kirkwall
north-east
46m
Spittal is 46 miles north-east of Dornoch
north-east
51m
Spittal is 51 miles north-east of Tain
north
52m
Spittal is 52 miles north of Lossiemouth
north
53m
Spittal is 53 miles north of Burghead
north
57m
Spittal is 57 miles north of Findochty
north
57m
Spittal is 57 miles north of Elgin

What are the nearest cities to Spittal?

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

north-east
74m
Spittal is 74 miles north-east of Inverness
north-west
104m
Spittal is 104 miles north-west of Aberdeen
north
140m
Spittal is 140 miles north of Dundee
north
143m
Spittal is 143 miles north of Perth
north
164m
Spittal is 164 miles north of Stirling
north
166m
Spittal is 166 miles north of Dunfermline
north
174m
Spittal is 174 miles north of Edinburgh
north
183m
Spittal is 183 miles north of Glasgow
north
248m
Spittal is 248 miles north of Carlisle
north
251m
Spittal is 251 miles north of Newcastle upon Tyne