Achow is located in the county of Caithness, Scotland, 12 miles south-west of the town of Wick, 92 miles north-west of the major city of Aberdeen, 163 miles north of Edinburgh, 473 miles north of Cardiff, and 487 miles north of London. Achow falls within the unitary authority of Highland. It is in the KW3 postcode district. The post town for Achow is Lybster.
Achow 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 |
Achow is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Caithness, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Caithness.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Achow is KW3 6BY.
Achow is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the KW3 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the KW3 postcode district.
The post town for Achow is Lybster. Achow is in the KW3 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Lybster.
The centre of Achow is located at position 58.31298° latitude and -3.3155° longitude.
Latitude | 58.31298° |
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Longitude | -3.3155° |
The centre of Achow is located at the grid reference easting 323022 and northing 936798 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 323022 |
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Northing | 936798 |
Position of Achow relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Achow to the centre of the town.
Position of Achow relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Achow to the centre of the city.