Stromness is located in the county of Orkney, Scotland, 12 miles west of the town of Kirkwall, 133 miles north of the major city of Aberdeen, 208 miles north of Edinburgh, 517 miles north of Cardiff, and 530 miles north of London. Stromness falls within the unitary authority of Orkney Islands. It is in the KW16 postcode district. The post town for Stromness is Stromness.
Stromness 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 |
Stromness is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Orkney, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Orkney.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Stromness is KW16 3BT.
Stromness is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the KW16 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the KW16 postcode district.
The post town for Stromness is Stromness. Stromness is in the KW16 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Stromness.
The centre of Stromness is located at position 58.96224° latitude and -3.29918° longitude.
Latitude | 58.96224° |
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Longitude | -3.29918° |
The centre of Stromness is located at the grid reference easting 325378 and northing 1009065 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 325378 |
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Northing | 1009065 |
Position of Stromness relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Stromness to the centre of the town.
Position of Stromness relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Stromness to the centre of the city.