Urafirth is located in the county of Shetland, Scotland, 26 miles north-west of the town of Lerwick, 232 miles north of the major city of Aberdeen, 320 miles north of Edinburgh, and 623 miles north of London. Urafirth falls within the unitary authority of Shetland Islands. It is in the ZE2 postcode district. The post town for Urafirth is Shetland.
Urafirth is in the ceremonial county of Shetland, the historic county of Shetland, and the administrative county of Shetland Islands.
Ceremonial County | Shetland |
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Historic County | Shetland |
Administrative County | Shetland Islands |
Urafirth is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Shetland, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Shetland.
Urafirth is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the ZE2 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the ZE2 postcode district.
The post town for Urafirth is Shetland. Urafirth is in the ZE2 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Shetland.
The centre of Urafirth is located at position 60.48785° latitude and -1.46635° longitude.
Latitude | 60.48785° |
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Longitude | -1.46635° |
The centre of Urafirth is located at the grid reference easting 429427 and northing 1178359 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 429427 |
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Northing | 1178359 |
Position of Urafirth relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Urafirth to the centre of the town.
Position of Urafirth relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Urafirth to the centre of the city.