Achavanich is located in the county of Caithness, Scotland, 13 miles south-west of the town of Wick, 97 miles north-west of the major city of Aberdeen, 167 miles north of Edinburgh, 476 miles north of Cardiff, and 491 miles north of London. Achavanich falls within the unitary authority of Highland. It is in the KW5 postcode district. The post town for Achavanich is Latheron.
Achavanich is in the ceremonial county of Caithness, the historic county of Caithness, and the administrative county of Highland.
Ceremonial County | Caithness |
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Historic County | Caithness |
Administrative County | Highland |
Achavanich is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Caithness, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Caithness.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Achavanich is KW5 6DX.
Achavanich is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the KW5 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the KW5 postcode district.
The post town for Achavanich is Latheron. Achavanich is in the KW5 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Latheron.
The centre of Achavanich is located at position 58.36463° latitude and -3.40383° longitude.
Latitude | 58.36463° |
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Longitude | -3.40383° |
The centre of Achavanich is located at the grid reference easting 317967 and northing 942653 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 317967 |
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Northing | 942653 |
Position of Achavanich relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Achavanich to the centre of the town.
Position of Achavanich relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Achavanich to the centre of the city.