Watten is located in the county of Caithness, Scotland, eight miles west of the town of Wick, 102 miles north-west of the major city of Aberdeen, 174 miles north of Edinburgh, 483 miles north of Cardiff, and 497 miles north of London. Watten falls within the unitary authority of Highland. It is in the KW1 postcode district. The post town for Watten is Wick.
Watten is in the ceremonial county of Caithness, the historic county of Caithness, and the administrative county of Highland.
Ceremonial County | Caithness |
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Historic County | Caithness |
Administrative County | Highland |
Watten is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Caithness, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Caithness.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Watten is KW1 5YL.
Watten is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the KW1 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the KW1 postcode district.
The post town for Watten is Wick. Watten is in the KW1 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Wick.
The centre of Watten is located at position 58.47096° latitude and -3.30416° longitude.
Latitude | 58.47096° |
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Longitude | -3.30416° |
The centre of Watten is located at the grid reference easting 324027 and northing 954373 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 324027 |
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Northing | 954373 |
Position of Watten relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Watten to the centre of the town.
Position of Watten relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Watten to the centre of the city.