Strachan is located in the county of Kincardineshire, Scotland, two miles south-west of the town of Banchory, 19 miles south-west of the major city of Aberdeen, 78 miles north of Edinburgh, 384 miles north of Cardiff, and 393 miles north of London. Strachan lies two miles south of the Aberdeenshire border. Strachan falls within the unitary authority of Aberdeenshire. It is in the AB31 postcode district. The post town for Strachan is Banchory.
Strachan is in the ceremonial county of Kincardineshire, the historic county of Kincardineshire, and the administrative county of Aberdeenshire.
Ceremonial County | Kincardineshire |
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Historic County | Kincardineshire |
Administrative County | Aberdeenshire |
Strachan is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Kincardineshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Kincardineshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Strachan is AB31 6NN.
Strachan is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the AB31 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the AB31 postcode district.
The post town for Strachan is Banchory. Strachan is in the AB31 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Banchory.
The centre of Strachan is located at position 57.02059° latitude and -2.538° longitude.
Latitude | 57.02059° |
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Longitude | -2.538° |
The centre of Strachan is located at the grid reference easting 367434 and northing 792292 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 367434 |
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Northing | 792292 |
Position of Strachan relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Strachan to the centre of the town.
Position of Strachan relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Strachan to the centre of the city.