Cursiter is located in the county of Orkney, Scotland, four miles west of the town of Kirkwall, 133 miles north of the major city of Aberdeen, 210 miles north of Edinburgh, 520 miles north of Cardiff, and 530 miles north of London. Cursiter falls within the unitary authority of Orkney Islands. It is in the KW15 postcode district. The post town for Cursiter is Kirkwall.
Cursiter is in the ceremonial county of Orkney, the historic county of Orkney, and the administrative county of Orkney Islands.
Ceremonial County | Orkney |
---|---|
Historic County | Orkney |
Administrative County | Orkney Islands |
Cursiter is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Orkney, and towards the easternmost extremity of Orkney.
Cursiter is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the KW15 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the KW15 postcode district.
The post town for Cursiter is Kirkwall. Cursiter is in the KW15 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Kirkwall.
The centre of Cursiter is located at position 58.99402° latitude and -3.08299° longitude.
Latitude | 58.99402° |
---|---|
Longitude | -3.08299° |
The centre of Cursiter is located at the grid reference easting 337869 and northing 1012382 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 337869 |
---|---|
Northing | 1012382 |
Position of Cursiter relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Cursiter to the centre of the town.
Position of Cursiter relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Cursiter to the centre of the city.