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Where is Urafirth?

Urafirth is located in the county of Shetland, Scotland, 26 miles north-west of the town of Lerwick, 232 miles north of the major city of Aberdeen, 320 miles north of Edinburgh, and 623 miles north of London. Urafirth falls within the unitary authority of Shetland Islands. It is in the ZE2 postcode district. The post town for Urafirth is Shetland.

Urafirth on a map

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

Which county is Urafirth in?

Urafirth is in the ceremonial county of Shetland, the historic county of Shetland, and the administrative county of Shetland Islands.

Ceremonial CountyShetland
Historic CountyShetland
Administrative CountyShetland Islands

Where is Urafirth in Shetland?

Urafirth is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Shetland, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Shetland.

Map showing location of Urafirth within Shetland
Location of Urafirth within Shetland

Where is Urafirth in ZE2?

Urafirth is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the ZE2 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the ZE2 postcode district.

Map showing location of Urafirth within ZE2
Location of Urafirth within ZE2

What is the post town for Urafirth?

The post town for Urafirth is Shetland. Urafirth is in the ZE2 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Shetland.

What is the latitude and longitude of Urafirth?

The centre of Urafirth is located at position 60.48785° latitude and -1.46635° longitude.

Latitude60.48785°
Longitude-1.46635°

What is the easting and northing of Urafirth?

The centre of Urafirth is located at the grid reference easting 429427 and northing 1178359 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting429427
Northing1178359

What are the nearest towns to Urafirth?

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

north-west
26m
Urafirth is 26 miles north-west of Lerwick
north-east
117m
Urafirth is 117 miles north-east of Kirkwall
north-east
124m
Urafirth is 124 miles north-east of Stromness
north-east
150m
Urafirth is 150 miles north-east of Thurso
north
153m
Urafirth is 153 miles north of Wick
north
194m
Urafirth is 194 miles north of Fraserburgh
north
195m
Urafirth is 195 miles north of Rosehearty
north
198m
Urafirth is 198 miles north of Macduff
north
199m
Urafirth is 199 miles north of Portsoy
north
199m
Urafirth is 199 miles north of Banff

What are the nearest cities to Urafirth?

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

north-east
230m
Urafirth is 230 miles north-east of Inverness
north
232m
Urafirth is 232 miles north of Aberdeen
north
284m
Urafirth is 284 miles north of Dundee
north
292m
Urafirth is 292 miles north of Perth
north
314m
Urafirth is 314 miles north of Dunfermline
north
316m
Urafirth is 316 miles north of Stirling
north
320m
Urafirth is 320 miles north of Edinburgh
north
336m
Urafirth is 336 miles north of Glasgow
north
381m
Urafirth is 381 miles north of Newcastle upon Tyne
north
387m
Urafirth is 387 miles north of Sunderland