Rathven is located in the county of Banffshire, Scotland, one mile east of the town of Buckie, 48 miles north-west of the major city of Aberdeen, 120 miles north of Edinburgh, 429 miles north of Cardiff, and 441 miles north of London. Rathven lies four miles east of the Moray border. Rathven falls within the unitary authority of Moray. It is in the AB56 postcode district. The post town for Rathven is Buckie.
Rathven is in the ceremonial county of Banffshire, the historic county of Banffshire, and the administrative county of Moray.
Ceremonial County | Banffshire |
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Historic County | Banffshire |
Administrative County | Moray |
Rathven is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Banffshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Banffshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Rathven is AB56 4DF.
Rathven is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the AB56 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the AB56 postcode district.
The post town for Rathven is Buckie. Rathven is in the AB56 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Buckie.
The centre of Rathven is located at position 57.67763° latitude and -2.93411° longitude.
Latitude | 57.67763° |
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Longitude | -2.93411° |
The centre of Rathven is located at the grid reference easting 344389 and northing 865691 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 344389 |
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Northing | 865691 |
Position of Rathven relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Rathven to the centre of the town.
Position of Rathven relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Rathven to the centre of the city.