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Where is Strachan?

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 on a map

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

Which county is Strachan in?

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

Ceremonial CountyKincardineshire
Historic CountyKincardineshire
Administrative CountyAberdeenshire

Where is Strachan in Kincardineshire?

Strachan is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Kincardineshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Kincardineshire.

Map showing location of Strachan within Kincardineshire
Location of Strachan within Kincardineshire

What is the postcode for Strachan?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Strachan is AB31 6NN.

Where is Strachan in AB31?

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.

Map showing location of Strachan within AB31
Location of Strachan within AB31

What is the post town for Strachan?

The post town for Strachan is Banchory. Strachan is in the AB31 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Banchory.

What is the latitude and longitude of Strachan?

The centre of Strachan is located at position 57.02059° latitude and -2.538° longitude.

Latitude57.02059°
Longitude-2.538°

What is the easting and northing of Strachan?

The centre of Strachan is located at the grid reference easting 367434 and northing 792292 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting367434
Northing792292

What are the nearest towns to Strachan?

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

south-west
2m
Strachan is 2 miles south-west of Banchory
west
13m
Strachan is 13 miles west of Stonehaven
north
13m
Strachan is 13 miles north of Laurencekirk
south-west
13m
Strachan is 13 miles south-west of Westhill
north-west
16m
Strachan is 16 miles north-west of Inverbervie
west
16m
Strachan is 16 miles west of Portlethen
south-west
16m
Strachan is 16 miles south-west of Blackburn
south
16m
Strachan is 16 miles south of Alford
south-west
17m
Strachan is 17 miles south-west of Kintore
east
19m
Strachan is 19 miles east of Ballater

What are the nearest cities to Strachan?

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

south-west
19m
Strachan is 19 miles south-west of Aberdeen
north-east
42m
Strachan is 42 miles north-east of Dundee
north-east
55m
Strachan is 55 miles north-east of Perth
south-east
71m
Strachan is 71 miles south-east of Inverness
north-east
75m
Strachan is 75 miles north-east of Dunfermline
north
78m
Strachan is 78 miles north of Edinburgh
north-east
82m
Strachan is 82 miles north-east of Stirling
north-east
103m
Strachan is 103 miles north-east of Glasgow
north
146m
Strachan is 146 miles north of Newcastle upon Tyne
north
148m
Strachan is 148 miles north of Carlisle