Echt is located in the county of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, six miles west of the town of Westhill, 13 miles west of the major city of Aberdeen, 87 miles north of Edinburgh, 392 miles north of Cardiff, and 400 miles north of London. Echt lies two miles north of the Kincardineshire border. Echt falls within the unitary authority of Aberdeenshire. It is in the AB32 postcode district. The post town for Echt is Westhill.
Echt is in the ceremonial county of Aberdeenshire, the historic county of Aberdeenshire, and the administrative county of Aberdeenshire.
Ceremonial County | Aberdeenshire |
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Historic County | Aberdeenshire |
Administrative County | Aberdeenshire |
Echt is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Aberdeenshire, and towards the easternmost extremity of Aberdeenshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Echt is AB32 7AA.
Echt is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the AB32 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the AB32 postcode district.
The post town for Echt is Westhill. Echt is in the AB32 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Westhill.
The centre of Echt is located at position 57.14001° latitude and -2.43259° longitude.
Latitude | 57.14001° |
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Longitude | -2.43259° |
The centre of Echt is located at the grid reference easting 373918 and northing 805540 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 373918 |
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Northing | 805540 |
Position of Echt relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Echt to the centre of the town.
Position of Echt relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Echt to the centre of the city.