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Where is Orton?

Orton is located in the county of Moray, Scotland, three miles north-east of the town of Rothes, 48 miles north-west of the major city of Aberdeen, 111 miles north of Edinburgh, 420 miles north of Cardiff, and 435 miles north of London. Orton lies just north-west of the Banffshire border, and was historically in the county of Nairn. Orton falls within the unitary authority of Moray. It is in the IV32 postcode district. The post town for Orton is Fochabers.

Orton on a map

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

Which county is Orton in?

Orton is in the ceremonial county of Moray, the historic county of Nairn, and the administrative county of Moray.

Ceremonial CountyMoray
Historic CountyNairn
Administrative CountyMoray

Where is Orton in Moray?

Orton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Moray, and towards the easternmost extremity of Moray.

Map showing location of Orton within Moray
Location of Orton within Moray

Where is Orton in IV32?

Orton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the IV32 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the IV32 postcode district.

Map showing location of Orton within IV32
Location of Orton within IV32

What is the post town for Orton?

The post town for Orton is Fochabers. Orton is in the IV32 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Fochabers.

What is the latitude and longitude of Orton?

The centre of Orton is located at position 57.5542° latitude and -3.15332° longitude.

Latitude57.5542°
Longitude-3.15332°

What is the easting and northing of Orton?

The centre of Orton is located at the grid reference easting 331082 and northing 852153 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting331082
Northing852153

What are the nearest towns to Orton?

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

north-east
3m
Orton is 3 miles north-east of Rothes
north-east
6m
Orton is 6 miles north-east of Charlestown of Aberlour
west
8m
Orton is 8 miles west of Keith
north
8m
Orton is 8 miles north of Dufftown
south-east
9m
Orton is 9 miles south-east of Elgin
south-west
11m
Orton is 11 miles south-west of Buckie
south
13m
Orton is 13 miles south of Lossiemouth
south-west
14m
Orton is 14 miles south-west of Findochty
north-west
16m
Orton is 16 miles north-west of Huntly
south-west
16m
Orton is 16 miles south-west of Cullen

What are the nearest cities to Orton?

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

east
40m
Orton is 40 miles east of Inverness
north-west
49m
Orton is 49 miles north-west of Aberdeen
north
76m
Orton is 76 miles north of Dundee
north
81m
Orton is 81 miles north of Perth
north
103m
Orton is 103 miles north of Dunfermline
north
104m
Orton is 104 miles north of Stirling
north
111m
Orton is 111 miles north of Edinburgh
north
124m
Orton is 124 miles north of Glasgow
north
184m
Orton is 184 miles north of Carlisle
north
188m
Orton is 188 miles north of Newcastle upon Tyne