Whaligoe is located in the county of Caithness, Scotland, seven miles south-west of the town of Wick, 92 miles north-west of the major city of Aberdeen, 166 miles north of Edinburgh, 475 miles north of Cardiff, and 488 miles north of London. Whaligoe falls within the unitary authority of Highland. It is in the KW2 postcode district. The post town for Whaligoe is Lybster.
Whaligoe 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 |
Whaligoe is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Caithness, and towards the easternmost extremity of Caithness.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Whaligoe is KW2 6AA.
Whaligoe is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the KW2 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the KW2 postcode district.
The post town for Whaligoe is Lybster. Whaligoe is in the KW2 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Lybster.
The centre of Whaligoe is located at position 58.35035° latitude and -3.16548° longitude.
Latitude | 58.35035° |
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Longitude | -3.16548° |
The centre of Whaligoe is located at the grid reference easting 331883 and northing 940798 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 331883 |
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Northing | 940798 |
Position of Whaligoe relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Whaligoe to the centre of the town.
Position of Whaligoe relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Whaligoe to the centre of the city.