Hoxa is located in the county of Orkney, Scotland, 11 miles south of the town of Kirkwall, 121 miles north of the major city of Aberdeen, 199 miles north of Edinburgh, 508 miles north of Cardiff, and 518 miles north of London. Hoxa falls within the unitary authority of Orkney Islands. It is in the KW17 postcode district. The post town for Hoxa is Orkney.
Hoxa is in the ceremonial county of Orkney, the historic county of Orkney, and the administrative county of Orkney Islands.
Ceremonial County | Orkney |
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Historic County | Orkney |
Administrative County | Orkney Islands |
Hoxa is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Orkney, and towards the easternmost extremity of Orkney.
Hoxa is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the KW17 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the KW17 postcode district.
The post town for Hoxa is Orkney. Hoxa is in the KW17 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Orkney.
The centre of Hoxa is located at position 58.82726° latitude and -3.00322° longitude.
Latitude | 58.82726° |
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Longitude | -3.00322° |
The centre of Hoxa is located at the grid reference easting 342174 and northing 993742 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 342174 |
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Northing | 993742 |
Position of Hoxa relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Hoxa to the centre of the town.
Position of Hoxa relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Hoxa to the centre of the city.