Longhope is located in the county of Orkney, Scotland, 12 miles south of the town of Stromness, 121 miles north of the major city of Aberdeen, 197 miles north of Edinburgh, 506 miles north of Cardiff, and 518 miles north of London. Longhope falls within the unitary authority of Orkney Islands. It is in the KW16 postcode district. The post town for Longhope is Stromness.
Longhope 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 |
Longhope is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Orkney, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Orkney.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Longhope is KW16 3PH.
Longhope is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the KW16 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the KW16 postcode district.
The post town for Longhope is Stromness. Longhope is in the KW16 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Stromness.
The centre of Longhope is located at position 58.79808° latitude and -3.20744° longitude.
Latitude | 58.79808° |
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Longitude | -3.20744° |
The centre of Longhope is located at the grid reference easting 330324 and northing 990688 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 330324 |
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Northing | 990688 |
Position of Longhope relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Longhope to the centre of the town.
Position of Longhope relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Longhope to the centre of the city.