Kirbister is located in the county of Orkney, Scotland, six miles west of the town of Kirkwall, 130 miles north of the major city of Aberdeen, 207 miles north of Edinburgh, 517 miles north of Cardiff, and 527 miles north of London. Kirbister falls within the unitary authority of Orkney Islands. It is in the KW16 postcode district. The post town for Kirbister is Stromness.
Kirbister 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 |
Kirbister is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Orkney, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Orkney.
Kirbister is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the KW16 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the KW16 postcode district.
The post town for Kirbister is Stromness. Kirbister is in the KW16 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Stromness.
The centre of Kirbister is located at position 58.95023° latitude and -3.1098° longitude.
Latitude | 58.95023° |
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Longitude | -3.1098° |
The centre of Kirbister is located at the grid reference easting 336247 and northing 1007532 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 336247 |
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Northing | 1007532 |
Position of Kirbister relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Kirbister to the centre of the town.
Position of Kirbister relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Kirbister to the centre of the city.