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Where is Perth?

Perth is located in the county of Perth and Kinross, Scotland, eight miles north-west of the town of Newburgh, 18 miles west of the major city of Dundee, 32 miles north of Edinburgh, 340 miles north of Cardiff, and 363 miles north of London. Perth lies seven miles north-west of the Fife border, and was historically in the county of Perthshire. Perth falls within the unitary authority of Perth and Kinross. It is in the PH1 postcode district. The post town for Perth is Perth.

Perth on a map

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

Which county is Perth in?

Perth 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 Perth in Perth and Kinross?

Perth is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Perth and Kinross, and towards the easternmost extremity of Perth and Kinross.

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

What is the postcode for Perth?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Perth is PH1 5QX.

Where is Perth in PH1?

Perth is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the PH1 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the PH1 postcode district.

Location of Perth within PH1
Location of Perth within PH1

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What is the post town for Perth?

The post town for Perth is Perth. Perth is in the PH1 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Perth.

What is the latitude and longitude of Perth?

The centre of Perth is located at position 56.39548° latitude and -3.4389° longitude.

Latitude56.39548°
Longitude-3.4389°

What is the easting and northing of Perth?

The centre of Perth is located at the grid reference easting 311277 and northing 723508 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting311277
Northing723508

What are the nearest towns to Perth?

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

north-west
8m
Perth is 8 miles north-west of Newburgh
north-west
11m
Perth is 11 miles north-west of Auchtermuchty
south-west
12m
Perth is 12 miles south-west of Coupar Angus
north-east
12m
Perth is 12 miles north-east of Auchterarder
north
13m
Perth is 13 miles north of Kinross
north-west
13m
Perth is 13 miles north-west of Falkland
south
14m
Perth is 14 miles south of Blairgowrie and Rattray
north-west
15m
Perth is 15 miles north-west of Ladybank
east
15m
Perth is 15 miles east of Crieff
north-west
16m
Perth is 16 miles north-west of Leslie

What are the nearest cities to Perth?

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

west
18m
Perth is 18 miles west of Dundee
north
22m
Perth is 22 miles north of Dunfermline
north-east
27m
Perth is 27 miles north-east of Stirling
north
32m
Perth is 32 miles north of Edinburgh
north-east
48m
Perth is 48 miles north-east of Glasgow
south-west
73m
Perth is 73 miles south-west of Aberdeen
south
81m
Perth is 81 miles south of Inverness
north
106m
Perth is 106 miles north of Carlisle
north-west
121m
Perth is 121 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne
north-west
131m
Perth is 131 miles north-west of Sunderland