Westhill is located in the county of Orkney, Scotland, ten miles south of the town of Kirkwall, 121 miles north of the major city of Aberdeen, 200 miles north of Edinburgh, 509 miles north of Cardiff, and 519 miles north of London. Westhill falls within the unitary authority of Orkney Islands. It is in the KW17 postcode district. The post town for Westhill is Orkney.
Westhill 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 |
Westhill is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Orkney, and towards the easternmost extremity of Orkney.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Westhill is KW17 2ST.
Westhill 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.
The post town for Westhill is Orkney. Westhill is in the KW17 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Orkney.
The centre of Westhill is located at position 58.84402° latitude and -2.93229° longitude.
Latitude | 58.84402° |
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Longitude | -2.93229° |
The centre of Westhill is located at the grid reference easting 346295 and northing 995549 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 346295 |
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Northing | 995549 |
Position of Westhill relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Westhill to the centre of the town.
Position of Westhill relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Westhill to the centre of the city.