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Where is Longforgan?

Longforgan is located in the county of Perth and Kinross, Scotland, six miles west of the major city of Dundee, 35 miles north of Edinburgh, 344 miles north of Cardiff, and 363 miles north of London. Longforgan lies just south-west of the Angus border, and was historically in the county of Perthshire. Longforgan falls within the unitary authority of Perth and Kinross. It is in the DD2 postcode district. The post town for Longforgan is Dundee.

Longforgan on a map

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

Which county is Longforgan in?

Longforgan 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 Longforgan in Perth and Kinross?

Longforgan is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Perth and Kinross, and towards the easternmost extremity of Perth and Kinross.

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

What is the postcode for Longforgan?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Longforgan is DD2 5HF.

Where is Longforgan in DD2?

Longforgan is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the DD2 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the DD2 postcode district.

Map showing location of Longforgan within DD2
Location of Longforgan within DD2

What is the post town for Longforgan?

The post town for Longforgan is Dundee. Longforgan is in the DD2 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Dundee.

What is the latitude and longitude of Longforgan?

The centre of Longforgan is located at position 56.45747° latitude and -3.11766° longitude.

Latitude56.45747°
Longitude-3.11766°

What is the easting and northing of Longforgan?

The centre of Longforgan is located at the grid reference easting 331218 and northing 730040 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting331218
Northing730040

What are the nearest towns to Longforgan?

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

west
7m
Longforgan is 7 miles west of Newport-on-Tay
south-east
8m
Longforgan is 8 miles south-east of Coupar Angus
north-east
9m
Longforgan is 9 miles north-east of Newburgh
west
9m
Longforgan is 9 miles west of Tayport
west
9m
Longforgan is 9 miles west of Broughty Ferry
north
10m
Longforgan is 10 miles north of Cupar
west
12m
Longforgan is 12 miles west of Monifieth
south
12m
Longforgan is 12 miles south of Alyth
north
12m
Longforgan is 12 miles north of Auchtermuchty
south-east
13m
Longforgan is 13 miles south-east of Blairgowrie and Rattray

What are the nearest cities to Longforgan?

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

west
6m
Longforgan is 6 miles west of Dundee
east
13m
Longforgan is 13 miles east of Perth
north-east
30m
Longforgan is 30 miles north-east of Dunfermline
north
35m
Longforgan is 35 miles north of Edinburgh
north-east
39m
Longforgan is 39 miles north-east of Stirling
north-east
60m
Longforgan is 60 miles north-east of Glasgow
south-west
62m
Longforgan is 62 miles south-west of Aberdeen
south-east
82m
Longforgan is 82 miles south-east of Inverness
north
108m
Longforgan is 108 miles north of Carlisle
north-west
118m
Longforgan is 118 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne