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Where is Tenston?

Tenston is located in the county of Orkney, Scotland, five miles north of the town of Stromness, 137 miles north of the major city of Aberdeen, 213 miles north of Edinburgh, 522 miles north of Cardiff, and 534 miles north of London. Tenston falls within the unitary authority of Orkney Islands. It is in the KW16 postcode district. The post town for Tenston is Stromness.

Tenston on a map

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

Which county is Tenston in?

Tenston 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 Tenston in Orkney?

Tenston 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 Tenston within Orkney
Location of Tenston within Orkney

What is the postcode for Tenston?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Tenston is KW16 3JA.

Where is Tenston in KW16?

Tenston 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 Tenston within KW16
Location of Tenston within KW16

What is the post town for Tenston?

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

What is the latitude and longitude of Tenston?

The centre of Tenston is located at position 59.03163° latitude and -3.26801° longitude.

Latitude59.03163°
Longitude-3.26801°

What is the easting and northing of Tenston?

The centre of Tenston is located at the grid reference easting 327317 and northing 1016757 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting327317
Northing1016757

What are the nearest towns to Tenston?

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

north
5m
Tenston is 5 miles north of Stromness
west
12m
Tenston is 12 miles west of Kirkwall
north
32m
Tenston is 32 miles north of Thurso
north
41m
Tenston is 41 miles north of Wick
north
84m
Tenston is 84 miles north of Dornoch
north
89m
Tenston is 89 miles north of Tain
north
91m
Tenston is 91 miles north of Lossiemouth
north
92m
Tenston is 92 miles north of Burghead
north
93m
Tenston is 93 miles north of Findochty
north
94m
Tenston is 94 miles north of Cullen

What are the nearest cities to Tenston?

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

north
113m
Tenston is 113 miles north of Inverness
north
137m
Tenston is 137 miles north of Aberdeen
north
178m
Tenston is 178 miles north of Dundee
north
183m
Tenston is 183 miles north of Perth
north
203m
Tenston is 203 miles north of Stirling
north
205m
Tenston is 205 miles north of Dunfermline
north
213m
Tenston is 213 miles north of Edinburgh
north
222m
Tenston is 222 miles north of Glasgow
north
287m
Tenston is 287 miles north of Carlisle
north
287m
Tenston is 287 miles north of Newcastle upon Tyne