Halkirk is located in the county of Caithness, Scotland, six miles south of the town of Thurso, 108 miles north-west of the major city of Aberdeen, 178 miles north of Edinburgh, 487 miles north of Cardiff, and 502 miles north of London. Halkirk falls within the unitary authority of Highland. It is in the KW12 postcode district. The post town for Halkirk is Halkirk.
Halkirk 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 |
Halkirk 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 Halkirk is KW12 6XX.
Halkirk is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the KW12 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the KW12 postcode district.
The post town for Halkirk is Halkirk. Halkirk is in the KW12 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Halkirk.
The centre of Halkirk is located at position 58.51481° latitude and -3.49562° longitude.
Latitude | 58.51481° |
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Longitude | -3.49562° |
The centre of Halkirk is located at the grid reference easting 312969 and northing 959488 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 312969 |
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Northing | 959488 |
Position of Halkirk relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Halkirk to the centre of the town.
Position of Halkirk relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Halkirk to the centre of the city.