Tankerness is located in the county of Orkney, Scotland, four miles east of the town of Kirkwall, 129 miles north of the major city of Aberdeen, 208 miles north of Edinburgh, 518 miles north of Cardiff, and 526 miles north of London. Tankerness falls within the unitary authority of Orkney Islands. It is in the KW17 postcode district. The post town for Tankerness is Orkney.
Tankerness 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 |
Tankerness is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Orkney, and towards the easternmost extremity of Orkney.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Tankerness is KW17 2QR.
Tankerness 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.
The post town for Tankerness is Orkney. Tankerness is in the KW17 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Orkney.
The centre of Tankerness is located at position 58.96181° latitude and -2.86454° longitude.
Latitude | 58.96181° |
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Longitude | -2.86454° |
The centre of Tankerness is located at the grid reference easting 350374 and northing 1008612 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 350374 |
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Northing | 1008612 |
Position of Tankerness relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Tankerness to the centre of the town.
Position of Tankerness relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Tankerness to the centre of the city.