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Where is Upper Sanday?

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 on a map

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

Which county is Upper Sanday in?

Upper Sanday is in the ceremonial county of Orkney, the historic county of Orkney, and the administrative county of Orkney Islands.

Ceremonial CountyOrkney
Historic CountyOrkney
Administrative CountyOrkney Islands

Where is Upper Sanday in Orkney?

Upper Sanday is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Orkney, and towards the easternmost extremity of Orkney.

Map showing location of Upper Sanday within Orkney
Location of Upper Sanday within Orkney

Where is Upper Sanday in KW17?

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.

Map showing location of Upper Sanday within KW17
Location of Upper Sanday within KW17

What is the post town for Upper Sanday?

The post town for Upper Sanday is Orkney. Upper Sanday is in the KW17 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Orkney.

What is the latitude and longitude of Upper Sanday?

The centre of Upper Sanday is located at position 58.91087° latitude and -2.80577° longitude.

Latitude58.91087°
Longitude-2.80577°

What is the easting and northing of Upper Sanday?

The centre of Upper Sanday is located at the grid reference easting 353686 and northing 1002899 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting353686
Northing1002899

What are the nearest towns to Upper Sanday?

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

south-east
7m
Upper Sanday is 7 miles south-east of Kirkwall
east
18m
Upper Sanday is 18 miles east of Stromness
north-east
34m
Upper Sanday is 34 miles north-east of Thurso
north
34m
Upper Sanday is 34 miles north of Wick
north-east
84m
Upper Sanday is 84 miles north-east of Dornoch
north
84m
Upper Sanday is 84 miles north of Findochty
north
84m
Upper Sanday is 84 miles north of Lossiemouth
north
84m
Upper Sanday is 84 miles north of Cullen
north
85m
Upper Sanday is 85 miles north of Portsoy
north
86m
Upper Sanday is 86 miles north of Buckie

What are the nearest cities to Upper Sanday?

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

north-east
112m
Upper Sanday is 112 miles north-east of Inverness
north
125m
Upper Sanday is 125 miles north of Aberdeen
north
170m
Upper Sanday is 170 miles north of Dundee
north
176m
Upper Sanday is 176 miles north of Perth
north
198m
Upper Sanday is 198 miles north of Stirling
north
198m
Upper Sanday is 198 miles north of Dunfermline
north
205m
Upper Sanday is 205 miles north of Edinburgh
north
218m
Upper Sanday is 218 miles north of Glasgow
north
276m
Upper Sanday is 276 miles north of Newcastle upon Tyne
north
278m
Upper Sanday is 278 miles north of Carlisle