West Sandwick is located in the county of Shetland, Scotland, 29 miles north of the town of Lerwick, 239 miles north of the major city of Aberdeen, 328 miles north of Edinburgh, and 628 miles north of London. West Sandwick falls within the unitary authority of Shetland Islands. It is in the ZE2 postcode district. The post town for West Sandwick is Shetland.
West Sandwick 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 |
West Sandwick is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Shetland, and towards the easternmost extremity of Shetland.
West Sandwick is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the ZE2 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the ZE2 postcode district.
The post town for West Sandwick is Shetland. West Sandwick is in the ZE2 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Shetland.
The centre of West Sandwick is located at position 60.57274° latitude and -1.18149° longitude.
Latitude | 60.57274° |
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Longitude | -1.18149° |
The centre of West Sandwick is located at the grid reference easting 444964 and northing 1187974 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 444964 |
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Northing | 1187974 |
Position of West Sandwick relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of West Sandwick to the centre of the town.
Position of West Sandwick relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of West Sandwick to the centre of the city.