Rathen is located in the county of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, four miles south of the town of Fraserburgh, 34 miles north of the major city of Aberdeen, 125 miles north of Edinburgh, 428 miles north of Cardiff, and 430 miles north of London. Rathen falls within the unitary authority of Aberdeenshire. It is in the AB43 postcode district. The post town for Rathen is Fraserburgh.
Rathen 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 |
Rathen is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Aberdeenshire, and towards the easternmost extremity of Aberdeenshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Rathen is AB43 8UL.
Rathen is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the AB43 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the AB43 postcode district.
The post town for Rathen is Fraserburgh. Rathen is in the AB43 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Fraserburgh.
The centre of Rathen is located at position 57.6377° latitude and -2.00188° longitude.
Latitude | 57.6377° |
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Longitude | -2.00188° |
The centre of Rathen is located at the grid reference easting 399987 and northing 860862 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 399987 |
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Northing | 860862 |
Position of Rathen relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Rathen to the centre of the town.
Position of Rathen relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Rathen to the centre of the city.