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Where is Murkle?

Murkle is located in the county of Caithness, Scotland, three miles east of the town of Thurso, 111 miles north-west of the major city of Aberdeen, 183 miles north of Edinburgh, 492 miles north of Cardiff, and 506 miles north of London. Murkle falls within the unitary authority of Highland. It is in the KW14 postcode district. The post town for Murkle is Thurso.

Murkle on a map

Map showing extent of Murkle as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Murkle
Map showing location of Murkle within the UK
Location of Murkle within the UK

Which county is Murkle in?

Murkle is in the ceremonial county of Caithness, the historic county of Caithness, and the administrative county of Highland.

Ceremonial CountyCaithness
Historic CountyCaithness
Administrative CountyHighland

Where is Murkle in Caithness?

Murkle is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Caithness, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Caithness.

Map showing location of Murkle within Caithness
Location of Murkle within Caithness

What is the postcode for Murkle?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Murkle is KW14 8SP.

Where is Murkle in KW14?

Murkle is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the KW14 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the KW14 postcode district.

Map showing location of Murkle within KW14
Location of Murkle within KW14

What is the post town for Murkle?

The post town for Murkle is Thurso. Murkle is in the KW14 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Thurso.

What is the latitude and longitude of Murkle?

The centre of Murkle is located at position 58.59127° latitude and -3.43908° longitude.

Latitude58.59127°
Longitude-3.43908°

What is the easting and northing of Murkle?

The centre of Murkle is located at the grid reference easting 316445 and northing 967928 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting316445
Northing967928

What are the nearest towns to Murkle?

Position of Murkle relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Murkle to the centre of the town.

east
3m
Murkle is 3 miles east of Thurso
north-west
16m
Murkle is 16 miles north-west of Wick
south
26m
Murkle is 26 miles south of Stromness
south-west
32m
Murkle is 32 miles south-west of Kirkwall
north-east
54m
Murkle is 54 miles north-east of Dornoch
north-east
58m
Murkle is 58 miles north-east of Tain
north
60m
Murkle is 60 miles north of Lossiemouth
north
62m
Murkle is 62 miles north of Burghead
north
65m
Murkle is 65 miles north of Findochty
north
65m
Murkle is 65 miles north of Elgin

What are the nearest cities to Murkle?

Position of Murkle relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Murkle to the centre of the city.

north
82m
Murkle is 82 miles north of Inverness
north-west
111m
Murkle is 111 miles north-west of Aberdeen
north
149m
Murkle is 149 miles north of Dundee
north
152m
Murkle is 152 miles north of Perth
north
172m
Murkle is 172 miles north of Stirling
north
174m
Murkle is 174 miles north of Dunfermline
north
183m
Murkle is 183 miles north of Edinburgh
north
191m
Murkle is 191 miles north of Glasgow
north
257m
Murkle is 257 miles north of Carlisle
north
259m
Murkle is 259 miles north of Newcastle upon Tyne