Finstown is located in the county of Orkney, Scotland, six miles west of the town of Kirkwall, 134 miles north of the major city of Aberdeen, 211 miles north of Edinburgh, 520 miles north of Cardiff, and 531 miles north of London. Finstown falls within the unitary authority of Orkney Islands. It is in the KW17 postcode district. The post town for Finstown is Orkney.
Finstown 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 |
Finstown 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 Finstown is KW17 2UT.
Finstown 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 Finstown is Orkney. Finstown is in the KW17 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Orkney.
The centre of Finstown is located at position 59.00565° latitude and -3.1166° longitude.
Latitude | 59.00565° |
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Longitude | -3.1166° |
The centre of Finstown is located at the grid reference easting 335959 and northing 1013708 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 335959 |
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Northing | 1013708 |
Position of Finstown relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Finstown to the centre of the town.
Position of Finstown relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Finstown to the centre of the city.