Upper Sanday is located in the county of Orkney, Scotland, seven miles south-east of the town of Kirkwall, 125 miles north of the major city of Aberdeen, 205 miles north of Edinburgh, 514 miles north of Cardiff, and 522 miles north of London. Upper Sanday falls within the unitary authority of Orkney Islands. It is in the KW17 postcode district. The post town for Upper Sanday is Orkney.
Upper Sanday 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 |
Upper Sanday is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Orkney, and towards the easternmost extremity of Orkney.
Upper Sanday is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the KW17 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the KW17 postcode district.
The post town for Upper Sanday is Orkney. Upper Sanday is in the KW17 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Orkney.
The centre of Upper Sanday is located at position 58.91087° latitude and -2.80577° longitude.
Latitude | 58.91087° |
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Longitude | -2.80577° |
The centre of Upper Sanday is located at the grid reference easting 353686 and northing 1002899 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 353686 |
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Northing | 1002899 |
Position of Upper Sanday relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Upper Sanday to the centre of the town.
Position of Upper Sanday relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Upper Sanday to the centre of the city.