Alterwall is located in the county of Caithness, Scotland, ten miles north-west of the town of Wick, 106 miles north-west of the major city of Aberdeen, 181 miles north of Edinburgh, 490 miles north of Cardiff, and 502 miles north of London. Alterwall falls within the unitary authority of Highland. It is in the KW1 postcode district. The post town for Alterwall is Wick.
Alterwall 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 |
Alterwall is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Caithness, and towards the easternmost extremity of Caithness.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Alterwall is KW1 4UG.
Alterwall is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the KW1 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the KW1 postcode district.
The post town for Alterwall is Wick. Alterwall is in the KW1 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Wick.
The centre of Alterwall is located at position 58.56296° latitude and -3.22672° longitude.
Latitude | 58.56296° |
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Longitude | -3.22672° |
The centre of Alterwall is located at the grid reference easting 328731 and northing 964531 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 328731 |
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Northing | 964531 |
Position of Alterwall relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Alterwall to the centre of the town.
Position of Alterwall relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Alterwall to the centre of the city.