East Helmsdale is located in the county of Sutherland, Scotland, 21 miles north-east of the town of Dornoch, 88 miles north-west of the major city of Aberdeen, 151 miles north of Edinburgh, 459 miles north of Cardiff, and 477 miles north of London. East Helmsdale lies two miles south of the Caithness border. East Helmsdale falls within the unitary authority of Highland. It is in the KW8 postcode district. The post town for East Helmsdale is Helmsdale.
East Helmsdale is in the ceremonial county of Sutherland, the historic county of Sutherland, and the administrative county of Highland.
Ceremonial County | Sutherland |
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Historic County | Sutherland |
Administrative County | Highland |
East Helmsdale is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Sutherland, and towards the easternmost extremity of Sutherland.
The nearest postcode to the centre of East Helmsdale is KW8 6JF.
East Helmsdale is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the KW8 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the KW8 postcode district.
The post town for East Helmsdale is Helmsdale. East Helmsdale is in the KW8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Helmsdale.
The centre of East Helmsdale is located at position 58.11706° latitude and -3.65391° longitude.
Latitude | 58.11706° |
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Longitude | -3.65391° |
The centre of East Helmsdale is located at the grid reference easting 302660 and northing 915426 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 302660 |
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Northing | 915426 |
Position of East Helmsdale relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of East Helmsdale to the centre of the town.
Position of East Helmsdale relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of East Helmsdale to the centre of the city.