Wardhill is located in the county of Orkney, Scotland, 16 miles north-east of the town of Kirkwall, 137 miles north of the major city of Aberdeen, 220 miles north of Edinburgh, 528 miles north of Cardiff, and 534 miles north of London. Wardhill falls within the unitary authority of Orkney Islands. It is in the KW17 postcode district. The post town for Wardhill is Orkney.
Wardhill 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 |
Wardhill is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Orkney, and towards the easternmost extremity of Orkney.
Wardhill is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the KW17 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the KW17 postcode district.
The post town for Wardhill is Orkney. Wardhill is in the KW17 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Orkney.
The centre of Wardhill is located at position 59.11329° latitude and -2.6077° longitude.
Latitude | 59.11329° |
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Longitude | -2.6077° |
The centre of Wardhill is located at the grid reference easting 365300 and northing 1025317 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 365300 |
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Northing | 1025317 |
Position of Wardhill relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Wardhill to the centre of the town.
Position of Wardhill relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Wardhill to the centre of the city.