Beaquoy is located in the county of Orkney, Scotland, eight miles north of the town of Stromness, 140 miles north of the major city of Aberdeen, 216 miles north of Edinburgh, 525 miles north of Cardiff, and 537 miles north of London. Beaquoy falls within the unitary authority of Orkney Islands. It is in the KW17 postcode district. The post town for Beaquoy is Orkney.
Beaquoy is in the ceremonial county of Orkney, the historic county of Orkney, and the administrative county of Orkney Islands.
Ceremonial County | Orkney |
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Historic County | Orkney |
Administrative County | Orkney Islands |
Beaquoy is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Orkney, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Orkney.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Beaquoy is KW17 2HY.
Beaquoy is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the KW17 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the KW17 postcode district.
The post town for Beaquoy is Orkney. Beaquoy is in the KW17 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Orkney.
The centre of Beaquoy is located at position 59.07679° latitude and -3.22008° longitude.
Latitude | 59.07679° |
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Longitude | -3.22008° |
The centre of Beaquoy is located at the grid reference easting 330160 and northing 1021733 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 330160 |
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Northing | 1021733 |
Position of Beaquoy relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Beaquoy to the centre of the town.
Position of Beaquoy relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Beaquoy to the centre of the city.