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Where is Blackford?

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 on a map

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

Which county is Blackford in?

Blackford is in the ceremonial county of Perth and Kinross, the historic county of Perthshire, and the administrative county of Perth and Kinross.

Ceremonial CountyPerth and Kinross
Historic CountyPerthshire
Administrative CountyPerth and Kinross

Where is Blackford in 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.

Map showing location of Blackford within Perth and Kinross
Location of Blackford within Perth and Kinross

What is the postcode for Blackford?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Blackford is PH4 1QA.

Where is Blackford in PH4?

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.

Map showing location of Blackford within PH4
Location of Blackford within PH4

What is the post town for Blackford?

The post town for Blackford is Auchterarder. Blackford is in the PH4 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Auchterarder.

What is the latitude and longitude of Blackford?

The centre of Blackford is located at position 56.26006° latitude and -3.78058° longitude.

Latitude56.26006°
Longitude-3.78058°

What is the easting and northing of Blackford?

The centre of Blackford is located at the grid reference easting 289798 and northing 708932 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting289798
Northing708932

What are the nearest towns to Blackford?

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

south-west
4m
Blackford is 4 miles south-west of Auchterarder
north
7m
Blackford is 7 miles north of Alva
north
8m
Blackford is 8 miles north of Tillicoultry
north-west
8m
Blackford is 8 miles north-west of Dollar
south
8m
Blackford is 8 miles south of Crieff
north-east
9m
Blackford is 9 miles north-east of Dunblane
north-east
10m
Blackford is 10 miles north-east of Bridge of Allan
north
10m
Blackford is 10 miles north of Alloa
north
11m
Blackford is 11 miles north of Clackmannan
north-east
12m
Blackford is 12 miles north-east of Doune

What are the nearest cities to Blackford?

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

north-east
12m
Blackford is 12 miles north-east of Stirling
south-west
16m
Blackford is 16 miles south-west of Perth
north-west
18m
Blackford is 18 miles north-west of Dunfermline
north-west
31m
Blackford is 31 miles north-west of Edinburgh
north-east
33m
Blackford is 33 miles north-east of Glasgow
south-west
34m
Blackford is 34 miles south-west of Dundee
south
86m
Blackford is 86 miles south of Inverness
south-west
89m
Blackford is 89 miles south-west of Aberdeen
north
100m
Blackford is 100 miles north of Carlisle
north-west
123m
Blackford is 123 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne