Rapness is located in the county of Orkney, Scotland, 19 miles north of the town of Kirkwall, 148 miles north of the major city of Aberdeen, 228 miles north of Edinburgh, 537 miles north of Cardiff, and 545 miles north of London. Rapness falls within the unitary authority of Orkney Islands. It is in the KW17 postcode district. The post town for Rapness is Orkney.
Rapness 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 |
Rapness is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Orkney, and towards the easternmost extremity of Orkney.
Rapness is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the KW17 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the KW17 postcode district.
The post town for Rapness is Orkney. Rapness is in the KW17 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Orkney.
The centre of Rapness is located at position 59.24448° latitude and -2.8681° longitude.
Latitude | 59.24448° |
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Longitude | -2.8681° |
The centre of Rapness is located at the grid reference easting 350579 and northing 1040090 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 350579 |
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Northing | 1040090 |
Position of Rapness relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Rapness to the centre of the town.
Position of Rapness relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Rapness to the centre of the city.