Blackford is located in the county of Perth and Kinross, Scotland, four miles south-west of the town of Auchterarder, 33 miles north-east of the major city of Glasgow, 31 miles north-west of Edinburgh, 331 miles north of Cardiff, and 360 miles north-west of London. Blackford lies three miles north of the Clackmannan border, and was historically in the county of Perthshire. Blackford falls within the unitary authority of Perth and Kinross. It is in the PH4 postcode district. The post town for Blackford is Auchterarder.
Blackford is in the ceremonial county of Perth and Kinross, the historic county of Perthshire, and the administrative county of Perth and Kinross.
Ceremonial County | Perth and Kinross |
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Historic County | Perthshire |
Administrative County | Perth and Kinross |
Blackford is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Perth and Kinross, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Perth and Kinross.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Blackford is PH4 1QA.
Blackford is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the PH4 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the PH4 postcode district.
The post town for Blackford is Auchterarder. Blackford is in the PH4 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Auchterarder.
The centre of Blackford is located at position 56.26006° latitude and -3.78058° longitude.
Latitude | 56.26006° |
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Longitude | -3.78058° |
The centre of Blackford is located at the grid reference easting 289798 and northing 708932 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 289798 |
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Northing | 708932 |
Position of Blackford relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Blackford to the centre of the town.
Position of Blackford relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Blackford to the centre of the city.