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Where is West Sandwick?

West Sandwick is located in the county of Shetland, Scotland, 29 miles north of the town of Lerwick, 239 miles north of the major city of Aberdeen, 328 miles north of Edinburgh, and 628 miles north of London. West Sandwick falls within the unitary authority of Shetland Islands. It is in the ZE2 postcode district. The post town for West Sandwick is Shetland.

West Sandwick on a map

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

Which county is West Sandwick in?

West Sandwick 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 West Sandwick in Shetland?

West Sandwick is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Shetland, and towards the easternmost extremity of Shetland.

Map showing location of West Sandwick within Shetland
Location of West Sandwick within Shetland

Where is West Sandwick in ZE2?

West Sandwick is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the ZE2 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the ZE2 postcode district.

Map showing location of West Sandwick within ZE2
Location of West Sandwick within ZE2

What is the post town for West Sandwick?

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

What is the latitude and longitude of West Sandwick?

The centre of West Sandwick is located at position 60.57274° latitude and -1.18149° longitude.

Latitude60.57274°
Longitude-1.18149°

What is the easting and northing of West Sandwick?

The centre of West Sandwick is located at the grid reference easting 444964 and northing 1187974 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting444964
Northing1187974

What are the nearest towns to West Sandwick?

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

north
29m
West Sandwick is 29 miles north of Lerwick
north-east
126m
West Sandwick is 126 miles north-east of Kirkwall
north-east
134m
West Sandwick is 134 miles north-east of Stromness
north-east
160m
West Sandwick is 160 miles north-east of Thurso
north-east
162m
West Sandwick is 162 miles north-east of Wick
north
201m
West Sandwick is 201 miles north of Fraserburgh
north
202m
West Sandwick is 202 miles north of Rosehearty
north
206m
West Sandwick is 206 miles north of Macduff
north
207m
West Sandwick is 207 miles north of Banff
north
207m
West Sandwick is 207 miles north of Portsoy

What are the nearest cities to West Sandwick?

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

north
239m
West Sandwick is 239 miles north of Aberdeen
north-east
240m
West Sandwick is 240 miles north-east of Inverness
north
292m
West Sandwick is 292 miles north of Dundee
north
300m
West Sandwick is 300 miles north of Perth
north
322m
West Sandwick is 322 miles north of Dunfermline
north
324m
West Sandwick is 324 miles north of Stirling
north
328m
West Sandwick is 328 miles north of Edinburgh
north
344m
West Sandwick is 344 miles north of Glasgow
north
387m
West Sandwick is 387 miles north of Newcastle upon Tyne
north
392m
West Sandwick is 392 miles north of Sunderland