Northside

About Northside

Northside lies on the island of Mainland in Orkney Islands. Among the nearby places are Scarwell lying 7.4 km South, Skeabrae situated 7.9 km South South East, Costa only 8.1 km East and Dounby just 8.8 km South South East. Other rural localities include The Barony, Abune-the-Hill, Marwick, Kirbuster and Twatt.

You may notice something interesting if you explore one of the nearby places.

All information is drawn from OS, ONS and OSM under open licence, reflecting the best available public data.

Local Map

Map of Northside

Location Summary

  • Northside is located in Orkney Islands
  • Administrative Area:Orkney Islands
  • Ceremonial County: Orkney Islands
  • Historic County: Orkney Islands
  • Region & Country:Scotland / Scotland
  • Island: Mainland

Nearby Towns & Cities

  • Stromness19.4 km S
  • Kirkwall26.3 km SE
  • Thurso 61.5 km SSW
  • Wick 78.2 km S
  • Inverness 191.9 km SSW

Nearby Localities

  • ScarwellVillage 7.4 km S
  • SkeabraeVillage 7.9 km SSE
  • CostaDistrict 8.1 km E
  • DounbyVillage 8.8 km SSE
  • StensoDistrict 11.0 km ESE
  • CorstonDistrict 11.2 km SE
  • GeorthDistrict 11.4 km ESE
  • BroughDistrict 11.8 km SSE
  • CorrigallDistrict 11.8 km SE
  • AppietownDistrict 12.4 km SSE

Smaller Settlements

Beaches

  • Digger11.9 km ENE
  • Inner Troola332 m WSW
  • Outer Troola355 m WSW

Parks

  • Dumbarton Common361.9 km SSW
  • Ferry Muir350.8 km S
  • Kinnoull Hill Woodland Park305.3 km S
  • West Green343.2 km S

Woods

  • Heathshield Wood54.5 km S
  • Hoy Forest23.6 km S
  • Lady Janet's Wood61.3 km S
  • Tothel Gill Forest61.9 km S

Hills

  • Costa Hill5.9 km ENE
  • Hundland Hill4.9 km ESE
  • Kirbuster Hill3.4 km SE
  • Ravie Hill3.3 km SSE

Lakes

  • Choin1.6 km SW
  • Loch of Boardhouse2.9 km SSE
  • Loch of Hundland4.8 km ESE
  • Pullram1.4 km SW

Waterfalls

  • An t-Eas73.5 km SSW
  • Eas Gluta97.9 km SSW
  • Easan Geal101.1 km SSW

Headlands

  • Point of Buckquoy793 m WSW
  • Whitaloo Point852 m ENE

Islands

  • Brough of Birsay1.6 km W
  • Stoney Holm5.9 km E

Wetlands

  • Reena Skerry312 m NW
  • The Graand10.4 km E
  • Grory11.3 km E

Health Services

  • The BalfourHospital 26.6 km SE
  • Dunbar HospitalHospital 62.9 km SSW
  • Pentland View Nursing HomeMedical 61.1 km SSW
  • Seaview HouseMedical 78.1 km S

Education

  • Dounby Primary SchoolSchool 8.9 km SSE
  • Evie Community SchoolSchool 13.0 km ESE
  • Heriot-Watt UniversityUniversity 19.3 km S

Train Stations

  • Thurso62.2 km SSW
  • Georgemas Junction69.8 km S

Bus Stations

  • Kirkwall Bus Station26.1 km SE
  • Elgin Bus Station165.4 km S

Coach Stations

  • Newcastle Coach Station474.6 km SSE
  • Gateshead Interchange475.5 km SSE

Ferry Terminals

  • Tingwall Ferry Terminal16.0 km ESE
  • Rousay Ferry Terminal18.3 km E

Airports

  • Kirkwall Airport30.7 km SE
  • London Airport31.2 km ENE

Airfields

  • Aiker Ness Airfield31.3 km NE

Heliports

  • Glasgow City Heliport368.6 km S

Harbours

  • Stromness Harbour20.0 km S
  • Kirkwall Harbour26.0 km SE