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Where is Papil?

Papil is located in the county of Shetland, Scotland, nine miles south-west of the town of Lerwick, 204 miles north of the major city of Aberdeen, 293 miles north of Edinburgh, and 593 miles north of London. Papil falls within the unitary authority of Shetland Islands. It is in the ZE2 postcode district. The post town for Papil is Shetland.

Papil on a map

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

Which county is Papil in?

Papil is in the ceremonial county of Shetland, the historic county of Shetland, and the administrative county of Shetland Islands.

Ceremonial CountyShetland
Historic CountyShetland
Administrative CountyShetland Islands

Where is Papil in Shetland?

Papil is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Shetland, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Shetland.

Map showing location of Papil within Shetland
Location of Papil within Shetland

What is the postcode for Papil?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Papil is ZE2 9UY.

Where is Papil in ZE2?

Papil is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the ZE2 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the ZE2 postcode district.

Map showing location of Papil within ZE2
Location of Papil within ZE2

What is the post town for Papil?

The post town for Papil is Shetland. Papil is in the ZE2 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Shetland.

What is the latitude and longitude of Papil?

The centre of Papil is located at position 60.06903° latitude and -1.33967° longitude.

Latitude60.06903°
Longitude-1.33967°

What is the easting and northing of Papil?

The centre of Papil is located at the grid reference easting 436856 and northing 1131777 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting436856
Northing1131777

What are the nearest towns to Papil?

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

south-west
9m
Papil is 9 miles south-west of Lerwick
north-east
94m
Papil is 94 miles north-east of Kirkwall
north-east
103m
Papil is 103 miles north-east of Stromness
north-east
128m
Papil is 128 miles north-east of Thurso
north-east
129m
Papil is 129 miles north-east of Wick
north
166m
Papil is 166 miles north of Fraserburgh
north
167m
Papil is 167 miles north of Rosehearty
north
171m
Papil is 171 miles north of Macduff
north
172m
Papil is 172 miles north of Banff
north
172m
Papil is 172 miles north of Portsoy

What are the nearest cities to Papil?

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

north
204m
Papil is 204 miles north of Aberdeen
north-east
207m
Papil is 207 miles north-east of Inverness
north
257m
Papil is 257 miles north of Dundee
north
265m
Papil is 265 miles north of Perth
north
287m
Papil is 287 miles north of Dunfermline
north
290m
Papil is 290 miles north of Stirling
north
293m
Papil is 293 miles north of Edinburgh
north
310m
Papil is 310 miles north of Glasgow
north
352m
Papil is 352 miles north of Newcastle upon Tyne
north
358m
Papil is 358 miles north of Sunderland