Spittal is located in the county of Caithness, Scotland, ten miles south of the town of Thurso, 104 miles north-west of the major city of Aberdeen, 174 miles north of Edinburgh, 483 miles north of Cardiff, and 498 miles north of London. Spittal falls within the unitary authority of Highland. It is in the KW1 postcode district. The post town for Spittal is Wick.
Spittal is in the ceremonial county of Caithness, the historic county of Caithness, and the administrative county of Highland.
Ceremonial County | Caithness |
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Historic County | Caithness |
Administrative County | Highland |
Spittal is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Caithness, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Caithness.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Spittal is KW1 5XR.
Spittal is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the KW1 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the KW1 postcode district.
The post town for Spittal is Wick. Spittal is in the KW1 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Wick.
The centre of Spittal is located at position 58.46665° latitude and -3.42489° longitude.
Latitude | 58.46665° |
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Longitude | -3.42489° |
The centre of Spittal is located at the grid reference easting 316975 and northing 954036 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 316975 |
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Northing | 954036 |
Position of Spittal relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Spittal to the centre of the town.
Position of Spittal relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Spittal to the centre of the city.