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Where is Harpsdale?

Harpsdale is located in the county of Caithness, Scotland, eight miles south of the town of Thurso, 106 miles north-west of the major city of Aberdeen, 175 miles north of Edinburgh, 485 miles north of Cardiff, and 500 miles north of London. Harpsdale falls within the unitary authority of Highland. It is in the KW12 postcode district. The post town for Harpsdale is Halkirk.

Harpsdale on a map

Map showing extent of Harpsdale as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Harpsdale
Map showing location of Harpsdale within the UK
Location of Harpsdale within the UK

Which county is Harpsdale in?

Harpsdale is in the ceremonial county of Caithness, the historic county of Caithness, and the administrative county of Highland.

Ceremonial CountyCaithness
Historic CountyCaithness
Administrative CountyHighland

Where is Harpsdale in Caithness?

Harpsdale is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Caithness, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Caithness.

Map showing location of Harpsdale within Caithness
Location of Harpsdale within Caithness

What is the postcode for Harpsdale?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Harpsdale is KW12 6UL.

Where is Harpsdale in KW12?

Harpsdale is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the KW12 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the KW12 postcode district.

Map showing location of Harpsdale within KW12
Location of Harpsdale within KW12

What is the post town for Harpsdale?

The post town for Harpsdale is Halkirk. Harpsdale is in the KW12 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Halkirk.

What is the latitude and longitude of Harpsdale?

The centre of Harpsdale is located at position 58.48475° latitude and -3.48948° longitude.

Latitude58.48475°
Longitude-3.48948°

What is the easting and northing of Harpsdale?

The centre of Harpsdale is located at the grid reference easting 313252 and northing 956134 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting313252
Northing956134

What are the nearest towns to Harpsdale?

Position of Harpsdale relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Harpsdale to the centre of the town.

south
8m
Harpsdale is 8 miles south of Thurso
west
15m
Harpsdale is 15 miles west of Wick
south
34m
Harpsdale is 34 miles south of Stromness
south-west
39m
Harpsdale is 39 miles south-west of Kirkwall
north-east
46m
Harpsdale is 46 miles north-east of Dornoch
north-east
51m
Harpsdale is 51 miles north-east of Tain
north
53m
Harpsdale is 53 miles north of Lossiemouth
north
54m
Harpsdale is 54 miles north of Burghead
north
58m
Harpsdale is 58 miles north of Elgin
north
59m
Harpsdale is 59 miles north of Findochty

What are the nearest cities to Harpsdale?

Position of Harpsdale relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Harpsdale to the centre of the city.

north-east
75m
Harpsdale is 75 miles north-east of Inverness
north-west
106m
Harpsdale is 106 miles north-west of Aberdeen
north
142m
Harpsdale is 142 miles north of Dundee
north
145m
Harpsdale is 145 miles north of Perth
north
165m
Harpsdale is 165 miles north of Stirling
north
167m
Harpsdale is 167 miles north of Dunfermline
north
176m
Harpsdale is 176 miles north of Edinburgh
north
184m
Harpsdale is 184 miles north of Glasgow
north
249m
Harpsdale is 249 miles north of Carlisle
north
253m
Harpsdale is 253 miles north of Newcastle upon Tyne