Greenland is located in the county of Caithness, Scotland, seven miles east of the town of Thurso, 109 miles north-west of the major city of Aberdeen, 183 miles north of Edinburgh, 492 miles north of Cardiff, and 505 miles north of London. Greenland falls within the unitary authority of Highland. It is in the KW14 postcode district. The post town for Greenland is Thurso.
Greenland 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 |
Greenland is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Caithness, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Caithness.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Greenland is KW14 8SX.
Greenland is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the KW14 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the KW14 postcode district.
The post town for Greenland is Thurso. Greenland is in the KW14 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Thurso.
The centre of Greenland is located at position 58.59065° latitude and -3.3167° longitude.
Latitude | 58.59065° |
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Longitude | -3.3167° |
The centre of Greenland is located at the grid reference easting 323557 and northing 967714 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 323557 |
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Northing | 967714 |
Position of Greenland relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Greenland to the centre of the town.
Position of Greenland relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Greenland to the centre of the city.