Houstry is located in the county of Caithness, Scotland, 16 miles south-west of the town of Wick, 94 miles north-west of the major city of Aberdeen, 162 miles north of Edinburgh, 471 miles north of Cardiff, and 487 miles north of London. Houstry falls within the unitary authority of Highland. It is in the KW6 postcode district. The post town for Houstry is Dunbeath.
Houstry 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 |
Houstry is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Caithness, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Caithness.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Houstry is KW6 6EN.
Houstry is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the KW6 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the KW6 postcode district.
The post town for Houstry is Dunbeath. Houstry is in the KW6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Dunbeath.
The centre of Houstry is located at position 58.29299° latitude and -3.44321° longitude.
Latitude | 58.29299° |
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Longitude | -3.44321° |
The centre of Houstry is located at the grid reference easting 315492 and northing 934726 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 315492 |
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Northing | 934726 |
Position of Houstry relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Houstry to the centre of the town.
Position of Houstry relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Houstry to the centre of the city.