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Where is Stenness?

Stenness is located in the county of Orkney, Scotland, four miles north-east of the town of Stromness, 134 miles north of the major city of Aberdeen, 210 miles north of Edinburgh, 519 miles north of Cardiff, and 531 miles north of London. Stenness falls within the unitary authority of Orkney Islands. It is in the KW16 postcode district. The post town for Stenness is Stromness.

Stenness on a map

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

Which county is Stenness in?

Stenness 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 Stenness in Orkney?

Stenness is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Orkney, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Orkney.

Map showing location of Stenness within Orkney
Location of Stenness within Orkney

What is the postcode for Stenness?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Stenness is KW16 3JY.

Where is Stenness in KW16?

Stenness is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the KW16 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the KW16 postcode district.

Map showing location of Stenness within KW16
Location of Stenness within KW16

What is the post town for Stenness?

The post town for Stenness is Stromness. Stenness is in the KW16 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Stromness.

What is the latitude and longitude of Stenness?

The centre of Stenness is located at position 58.987° latitude and -3.20986° longitude.

Latitude58.987°
Longitude-3.20986°

What is the easting and northing of Stenness?

The centre of Stenness is located at the grid reference easting 330565 and northing 1011725 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting330565
Northing1011725

What are the nearest towns to Stenness?

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

north-east
4m
Stenness is 4 miles north-east of Stromness
west
9m
Stenness is 9 miles west of Kirkwall
north-east
29m
Stenness is 29 miles north-east of Thurso
north
38m
Stenness is 38 miles north of Wick
north-east
82m
Stenness is 82 miles north-east of Dornoch
north
87m
Stenness is 87 miles north of Tain
north
88m
Stenness is 88 miles north of Lossiemouth
north
90m
Stenness is 90 miles north of Burghead
north
90m
Stenness is 90 miles north of Findochty
north
91m
Stenness is 91 miles north of Cullen

What are the nearest cities to Stenness?

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

north
111m
Stenness is 111 miles north of Inverness
north
134m
Stenness is 134 miles north of Aberdeen
north
175m
Stenness is 175 miles north of Dundee
north
180m
Stenness is 180 miles north of Perth
north
201m
Stenness is 201 miles north of Stirling
north
202m
Stenness is 202 miles north of Dunfermline
north
210m
Stenness is 210 miles north of Edinburgh
north
220m
Stenness is 220 miles north of Glasgow
north
283m
Stenness is 283 miles north of Carlisle
north
284m
Stenness is 284 miles north of Newcastle upon Tyne