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Where is West Helmsdale?

West Helmsdale is located in the county of Sutherland, Scotland, 21 miles north-east of the town of Dornoch, 89 miles north-west of the major city of Aberdeen, 151 miles north of Edinburgh, 459 miles north of Cardiff, and 478 miles north of London. West Helmsdale lies three miles south of the Caithness border. West Helmsdale falls within the unitary authority of Highland. It is in the KW8 postcode district. The post town for West Helmsdale is Helmsdale.

West Helmsdale on a map

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

Which county is West Helmsdale in?

West Helmsdale is in the ceremonial county of Sutherland, the historic county of Sutherland, and the administrative county of Highland.

Ceremonial CountySutherland
Historic CountySutherland
Administrative CountyHighland

Where is West Helmsdale in Sutherland?

West Helmsdale is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Sutherland, and towards the easternmost extremity of Sutherland.

Map showing location of West Helmsdale within Sutherland
Location of West Helmsdale within Sutherland

What is the postcode for West Helmsdale?

The nearest postcode to the centre of West Helmsdale is KW8 6HH.

Where is West Helmsdale in KW8?

West Helmsdale is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the KW8 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the KW8 postcode district.

Map showing location of West Helmsdale within KW8
Location of West Helmsdale within KW8

What is the post town for West Helmsdale?

The post town for West Helmsdale is Helmsdale. West Helmsdale is in the KW8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Helmsdale.

What is the latitude and longitude of West Helmsdale?

The centre of West Helmsdale is located at position 58.11756° latitude and -3.66423° longitude.

Latitude58.11756°
Longitude-3.66423°

What is the easting and northing of West Helmsdale?

The centre of West Helmsdale is located at the grid reference easting 302054 and northing 915496 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting302054
Northing915496

What are the nearest towns to West Helmsdale?

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

north-east
21m
West Helmsdale is 21 miles north-east of Dornoch
north-east
26m
West Helmsdale is 26 miles north-east of Tain
north
30m
West Helmsdale is 30 miles north of Burghead
south-west
31m
West Helmsdale is 31 miles south-west of Wick
north-west
31m
West Helmsdale is 31 miles north-west of Lossiemouth
north-east
33m
West Helmsdale is 33 miles north-east of Cromarty
south
33m
West Helmsdale is 33 miles south of Thurso
north
35m
West Helmsdale is 35 miles north of Elgin
north-east
35m
West Helmsdale is 35 miles north-east of Invergordon
north
35m
West Helmsdale is 35 miles north of Forres

What are the nearest cities to West Helmsdale?

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

north-east
49m
West Helmsdale is 49 miles north-east of Inverness
north-west
89m
West Helmsdale is 89 miles north-west of Aberdeen
north
118m
West Helmsdale is 118 miles north of Dundee
north
119m
West Helmsdale is 119 miles north of Perth
north
139m
West Helmsdale is 139 miles north of Stirling
north
142m
West Helmsdale is 142 miles north of Dunfermline
north
151m
West Helmsdale is 151 miles north of Edinburgh
north
157m
West Helmsdale is 157 miles north of Glasgow
north
225m
West Helmsdale is 225 miles north of Carlisle
north
231m
West Helmsdale is 231 miles north of Newcastle upon Tyne