Alves is located in the county of Moray, Scotland, four miles south of the town of Burghead, 61 miles north-west of the major city of Aberdeen, 117 miles north of Edinburgh, 426 miles north of Cardiff, and 444 miles north of London. Alves was historically in the county of Nairn. Alves falls within the unitary authority of Moray. It is in the IV30 postcode district. The post town for Alves is Elgin.
Alves is in the ceremonial county of Moray, the historic county of Nairn, and the administrative county of Moray.
Ceremonial County | Moray |
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Historic County | Nairn |
Administrative County | Moray |
Alves is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Moray, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Moray.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Alves is IV30 8UF.
Alves is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the IV30 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the IV30 postcode district.
The post town for Alves is Elgin. Alves is in the IV30 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Elgin.
The centre of Alves is located at position 57.64077° latitude and -3.45489° longitude.
Latitude | 57.64077° |
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Longitude | -3.45489° |
The centre of Alves is located at the grid reference easting 313244 and northing 862136 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 313244 |
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Northing | 862136 |
Position of Alves relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Alves to the centre of the town.
Position of Alves relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Alves to the centre of the city.