Norseman is located in the county of Orkney, Scotland, six miles north-west of the town of Kirkwall, 136 miles north of the major city of Aberdeen, 214 miles north of Edinburgh, 524 miles north of Cardiff, and 534 miles north of London. Norseman falls within the unitary authority of Orkney Islands. It is in the KW17 postcode district. The post town for Norseman is Orkney.
Norseman 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 |
Norseman is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Orkney, and towards the easternmost extremity of Orkney.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Norseman is KW17 2NY.
Norseman is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the KW17 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the KW17 postcode district.
The post town for Norseman is Orkney. Norseman is in the KW17 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Orkney.
The centre of Norseman is located at position 59.05031° latitude and -3.08069° longitude.
Latitude | 59.05031° |
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Longitude | -3.08069° |
The centre of Norseman is located at the grid reference easting 338102 and northing 1018648 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 338102 |
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Northing | 1018648 |
Position of Norseman relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Norseman to the centre of the town.
Position of Norseman relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Norseman to the centre of the city.