Mey is located in the county of Caithness, Scotland, 11 miles east of the town of Thurso, 112 miles north of the major city of Aberdeen, 186 miles north of Edinburgh, 496 miles north of Cardiff, and 508 miles north of London. Mey lies nine miles south of the Orkney border. Mey falls within the unitary authority of Highland. It is in the KW14 postcode district. The post town for Mey is Thurso.
Mey 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 |
Mey is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Caithness, and towards the easternmost extremity of Caithness.
Mey is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the KW14 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the KW14 postcode district.
The post town for Mey is Thurso. Mey is in the KW14 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Thurso.
The centre of Mey is located at position 58.64662° latitude and -3.23938° longitude.
Latitude | 58.64662° |
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Longitude | -3.23938° |
The centre of Mey is located at the grid reference easting 328167 and northing 973859 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 328167 |
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Northing | 973859 |
Position of Mey relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Mey to the centre of the town.
Position of Mey relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Mey to the centre of the city.