Forss is located in the county of Caithness, Scotland, five miles west of the town of Thurso, 115 miles north-west of the major city of Aberdeen, 184 miles north of Edinburgh, 492 miles north of Cardiff, and 509 miles north of London. Forss lies eight miles north-east of the Sutherland border. Forss falls within the unitary authority of Highland. It is in the KW14 postcode district. The post town for Forss is Thurso.
Forss 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 |
Forss is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Caithness, and towards the westernmost extremity of Caithness.
Forss is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the KW14 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the KW14 postcode district.
The post town for Forss is Thurso. Forss is in the KW14 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Thurso.
The centre of Forss is located at position 58.5965° latitude and -3.65182° longitude.
Latitude | 58.5965° |
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Longitude | -3.65182° |
The centre of Forss is located at the grid reference easting 304094 and northing 968795 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 304094 |
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Northing | 968795 |
Position of Forss relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Forss to the centre of the town.
Position of Forss relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Forss to the centre of the city.