Sandsound is located in the county of Shetland, Scotland, nine miles north-west of the town of Lerwick, 214 miles north of the major city of Aberdeen, 303 miles north of Edinburgh, and 604 miles north of London. Sandsound falls within the unitary authority of Shetland Islands. It is in the ZE2 postcode district. The post town for Sandsound is Shetland.
Sandsound is in the ceremonial county of Shetland, the historic county of Shetland, and the administrative county of Shetland Islands.
Ceremonial County | Shetland |
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Historic County | Shetland |
Administrative County | Shetland Islands |
Sandsound is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Shetland, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Shetland.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Sandsound is ZE2 9LU.
Sandsound 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.
The post town for Sandsound is Shetland. Sandsound is in the ZE2 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Shetland.
The centre of Sandsound is located at position 60.22314° latitude and -1.36175° longitude.
Latitude | 60.22314° |
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Longitude | -1.36175° |
The centre of Sandsound is located at the grid reference easting 435461 and northing 1148928 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 435461 |
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Northing | 1148928 |
Position of Sandsound relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Sandsound to the centre of the town.
Position of Sandsound relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Sandsound to the centre of the city.