Charlestown is located in the county of City of Aberdeen, Scotland, three miles north of the town of Portlethen, four miles south of the major city of Aberdeen, 89 miles north-east of Edinburgh, 391 miles north of Cardiff, and 394 miles north of London. Charlestown lies just north-east of the Kincardineshire border, and was historically in the county of Kincardineshire. Charlestown falls within the unitary authority of Aberdeen City. It is in the AB12 postcode district. The post town for Charlestown is Aberdeen.
Charlestown is in the ceremonial county of City of Aberdeen, the historic county of Kincardineshire, and the administrative county of Aberdeen City.
Ceremonial County | City of Aberdeen |
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Historic County | Kincardineshire |
Administrative County | Aberdeen City |
Charlestown is situated towards the southernmost extremity of City of Aberdeen, and towards the easternmost extremity of City of Aberdeen.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Charlestown is AB12 3LL.
Charlestown is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the AB12 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the AB12 postcode district.
The post town for Charlestown is Aberdeen. Charlestown is in the AB12 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Aberdeen.
The centre of Charlestown is located at position 57.09919° latitude and -2.11118° longitude.
Latitude | 57.09919° |
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Longitude | -2.11118° |
The centre of Charlestown is located at the grid reference easting 393363 and northing 800918 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 393363 |
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Northing | 800918 |
Position of Charlestown relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Charlestown to the centre of the town.
Position of Charlestown relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Charlestown to the centre of the city.