Germiston is located in the county of Orkney, Scotland, six miles east of the town of Stromness, 133 miles north of the major city of Aberdeen, 210 miles north of Edinburgh, 519 miles north of Cardiff, and 530 miles north of London. Germiston falls within the unitary authority of Orkney Islands. It is in the KW16 postcode district. The post town for Germiston is Stromness.
Germiston 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 |
Germiston 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 Germiston is KW16 3HE.
Germiston is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the KW16 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the KW16 postcode district.
The post town for Germiston is Stromness. Germiston is in the KW16 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Stromness.
The centre of Germiston is located at position 58.98667° latitude and -3.14632° longitude.
Latitude | 58.98667° |
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Longitude | -3.14632° |
The centre of Germiston is located at the grid reference easting 334216 and northing 1011624 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 334216 |
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Northing | 1011624 |
Position of Germiston relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Germiston to the centre of the town.
Position of Germiston relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Germiston to the centre of the city.