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Where is Backmuir?

Backmuir is located in the county of Angus, Scotland, four miles north of the town of Broughty Ferry, five miles north-east of the major city of Dundee, 41 miles north of Edinburgh, 349 miles north of Cardiff, and 364 miles north of London. Backmuir lies roughly one mile north-east of the City of Dundee border. Backmuir falls within the unitary authority of Angus. It is in the DD4 postcode district. The post town for Backmuir is Dundee.

Backmuir on a map

Map showing extent of Backmuir as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Backmuir
Map showing location of Backmuir within the UK
Location of Backmuir within the UK

Which county is Backmuir in?

Backmuir is in the ceremonial county of Angus, the historic county of Angus, and the administrative county of Angus.

Ceremonial CountyAngus
Historic CountyAngus
Administrative CountyAngus

Where is Backmuir in Angus?

Backmuir is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Angus, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Angus.

Map showing location of Backmuir within Angus
Location of Backmuir within Angus

What is the postcode for Backmuir?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Backmuir is DD4 0PP.

Where is Backmuir in DD4?

Backmuir is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the DD4 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the DD4 postcode district.

Map showing location of Backmuir within DD4
Location of Backmuir within DD4

What is the post town for Backmuir?

The post town for Backmuir is Dundee. Backmuir is in the DD4 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Dundee.

What is the latitude and longitude of Backmuir?

The centre of Backmuir is located at position 56.51915° latitude and -2.90543° longitude.

Latitude56.51915°
Longitude-2.90543°

What is the easting and northing of Backmuir?

The centre of Backmuir is located at the grid reference easting 344388 and northing 736712 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting344388
Northing736712

What are the nearest towns to Backmuir?

Position of Backmuir relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Backmuir to the centre of the town.

north
4m
Backmuir is 4 miles north of Broughty Ferry
north-west
4m
Backmuir is 4 miles north-west of Monifieth
north
5m
Backmuir is 5 miles north of Tayport
north
6m
Backmuir is 6 miles north of Newport-on-Tay
west
8m
Backmuir is 8 miles west of Carnoustie
south
9m
Backmuir is 9 miles south of Forfar
south
11m
Backmuir is 11 miles south of Kirriemuir
west
13m
Backmuir is 13 miles west of Arbroath
north
13m
Backmuir is 13 miles north of St Andrews
east
14m
Backmuir is 14 miles east of Coupar Angus

What are the nearest cities to Backmuir?

Position of Backmuir relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Backmuir to the centre of the city.

north-east
5m
Backmuir is 5 miles north-east of Dundee
east
22m
Backmuir is 22 miles east of Perth
north-east
38m
Backmuir is 38 miles north-east of Dunfermline
north
41m
Backmuir is 41 miles north of Edinburgh
north-east
48m
Backmuir is 48 miles north-east of Stirling
south-west
53m
Backmuir is 53 miles south-west of Aberdeen
north-east
69m
Backmuir is 69 miles north-east of Glasgow
south-east
83m
Backmuir is 83 miles south-east of Inverness
north
113m
Backmuir is 113 miles north of Carlisle
north-west
118m
Backmuir is 118 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne