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 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 |
Backmuir is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Angus, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Angus.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Backmuir is DD4 0PP.
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.
The post town for Backmuir is Dundee. Backmuir is in the DD4 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Dundee.
The centre of Backmuir is located at position 56.51915° latitude and -2.90543° longitude.
Latitude | 56.51915° |
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Longitude | -2.90543° |
The centre of Backmuir is located at the grid reference easting 344388 and northing 736712 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 344388 |
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Northing | 736712 |
Position of Backmuir relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Backmuir to the centre of the town.
Position of Backmuir relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Backmuir to the centre of the city.