Auchterhouse is located in the county of Angus, Scotland, six miles north-west of the major city of Dundee, 40 miles north of Edinburgh, 349 miles north of Cardiff, and 367 miles north of London. Auchterhouse lies two miles north-west of the City of Dundee border. Auchterhouse falls within the unitary authority of Angus. It is in the DD3 postcode district. The post town for Auchterhouse is Dundee.
Auchterhouse is in the ceremonial county of Angus, the historic county of Angus, and the administrative county of Angus.
Ceremonial County | Angus |
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Historic County | Angus |
Administrative County | Angus |
Auchterhouse is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Angus, and towards the westernmost extremity of Angus.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Auchterhouse is DD3 0QN.
Auchterhouse is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the DD3 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the DD3 postcode district.
The post town for Auchterhouse is Dundee. Auchterhouse is in the DD3 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Dundee.
The centre of Auchterhouse is located at position 56.52495° latitude and -3.08692° longitude.
Latitude | 56.52495° |
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Longitude | -3.08692° |
The centre of Auchterhouse is located at the grid reference easting 333231 and northing 737520 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 333231 |
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Northing | 737520 |
Position of Auchterhouse relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Auchterhouse to the centre of the town.
Position of Auchterhouse relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Auchterhouse to the centre of the city.