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Where is Ulsta?

Ulsta is located in the county of Shetland, Scotland, 24 miles north of the town of Lerwick, 234 miles north of the major city of Aberdeen, 323 miles north of Edinburgh, and 623 miles north of London. Ulsta falls within the unitary authority of Shetland Islands. It is in the ZE2 postcode district. The post town for Ulsta is Shetland.

Ulsta on a map

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

Which county is Ulsta in?

Ulsta 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 Ulsta in Shetland?

Ulsta is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Shetland, and towards the easternmost extremity of Shetland.

Map showing location of Ulsta within Shetland
Location of Ulsta within Shetland

What is the postcode for Ulsta?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Ulsta is ZE2 9BD.

Where is Ulsta in ZE2?

Ulsta is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the ZE2 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the ZE2 postcode district.

Map showing location of Ulsta within ZE2
Location of Ulsta within ZE2

What is the post town for Ulsta?

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

What is the latitude and longitude of Ulsta?

The centre of Ulsta is located at position 60.49883° latitude and -1.15485° longitude.

Latitude60.49883°
Longitude-1.15485°

What is the easting and northing of Ulsta?

The centre of Ulsta is located at the grid reference easting 446530 and northing 1179761 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting446530
Northing1179761

What are the nearest towns to Ulsta?

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

north
24m
Ulsta is 24 miles north of Lerwick
north-east
123m
Ulsta is 123 miles north-east of Kirkwall
north-east
130m
Ulsta is 130 miles north-east of Stromness
north-east
156m
Ulsta is 156 miles north-east of Thurso
north-east
158m
Ulsta is 158 miles north-east of Wick
north
196m
Ulsta is 196 miles north of Fraserburgh
north
197m
Ulsta is 197 miles north of Rosehearty
north
202m
Ulsta is 202 miles north of Macduff
north
202m
Ulsta is 202 miles north of Banff
north
202m
Ulsta is 202 miles north of Portsoy

What are the nearest cities to Ulsta?

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

north
234m
Ulsta is 234 miles north of Aberdeen
north-east
236m
Ulsta is 236 miles north-east of Inverness
north
287m
Ulsta is 287 miles north of Dundee
north
296m
Ulsta is 296 miles north of Perth
north
318m
Ulsta is 318 miles north of Dunfermline
north
320m
Ulsta is 320 miles north of Stirling
north
323m
Ulsta is 323 miles north of Edinburgh
north
340m
Ulsta is 340 miles north of Glasgow
north
382m
Ulsta is 382 miles north of Newcastle upon Tyne
north
387m
Ulsta is 387 miles north of Sunderland