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Where is Rathen?

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 on a map

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

Which county is Rathen in?

Rathen is in the ceremonial county of Aberdeenshire, the historic county of Aberdeenshire, and the administrative county of Aberdeenshire.

Ceremonial CountyAberdeenshire
Historic CountyAberdeenshire
Administrative CountyAberdeenshire

Where is Rathen in Aberdeenshire?

Rathen is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Aberdeenshire, and towards the easternmost extremity of Aberdeenshire.

Map showing location of Rathen within Aberdeenshire
Location of Rathen within Aberdeenshire

What is the postcode for Rathen?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Rathen is AB43 8UL.

Where is Rathen in AB43?

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.

Map showing location of Rathen within AB43
Location of Rathen within AB43

What is the post town for Rathen?

The post town for Rathen is Fraserburgh. Rathen is in the AB43 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Fraserburgh.

What is the latitude and longitude of Rathen?

The centre of Rathen is located at position 57.6377° latitude and -2.00188° longitude.

Latitude57.6377°
Longitude-2.00188°

What is the easting and northing of Rathen?

The centre of Rathen is located at the grid reference easting 399987 and northing 860862 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting399987
Northing860862

What are the nearest towns to Rathen?

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

south
4m
Rathen is 4 miles south of Fraserburgh
south-east
6m
Rathen is 6 miles south-east of Rosehearty
north-west
12m
Rathen is 12 miles north-west of Peterhead
east
18m
Rathen is 18 miles east of Macduff
east
19m
Rathen is 19 miles east of Turriff
north
19m
Rathen is 19 miles north of Ellon
east
19m
Rathen is 19 miles east of Banff
east
24m
Rathen is 24 miles east of Aberchirder
north-east
24m
Rathen is 24 miles north-east of Oldmeldrum
east
26m
Rathen is 26 miles east of Portsoy

What are the nearest cities to Rathen?

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

north
34m
Rathen is 34 miles north of Aberdeen
east
83m
Rathen is 83 miles east of Inverness
north-east
89m
Rathen is 89 miles north-east of Dundee
north-east
102m
Rathen is 102 miles north-east of Perth
north-east
122m
Rathen is 122 miles north-east of Dunfermline
north
125m
Rathen is 125 miles north of Edinburgh
north-east
128m
Rathen is 128 miles north-east of Stirling
north-east
149m
Rathen is 149 miles north-east of Glasgow
north
185m
Rathen is 185 miles north of Newcastle upon Tyne
north
191m
Rathen is 191 miles north of Sunderland