Howe is located in the county of Caithness, Scotland, eight miles north-west of the town of Wick, 104 miles north of the major city of Aberdeen, 179 miles north of Edinburgh, 488 miles north of Cardiff, and 500 miles north of London. Howe falls within the unitary authority of Highland. It is in the KW1 postcode district. The post town for Howe is Wick.
Howe 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 |
Howe is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Caithness, and towards the easternmost extremity of Caithness.
Howe is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the KW1 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the KW1 postcode district.
The post town for Howe is Wick. Howe is in the KW1 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Wick.
The centre of Howe is located at position 58.53819° latitude and -3.19547° longitude.
Latitude | 58.53819° |
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Longitude | -3.19547° |
The centre of Howe is located at the grid reference easting 330500 and northing 961741 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 330500 |
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Northing | 961741 |
Position of Howe relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Howe to the centre of the town.
Position of Howe relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Howe to the centre of the city.