Whitecairns is located in the county of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, six miles north-east of the town of Blackburn, seven miles north of the major city of Aberdeen, 98 miles north-east of Edinburgh, 401 miles north of Cardiff, and 405 miles north of London. Whitecairns lies two miles north of the City of Aberdeen border. Whitecairns falls within the unitary authority of Aberdeenshire. It is in the AB23 postcode district. The post town for Whitecairns is Aberdeen.
Whitecairns 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 |
Whitecairns is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Aberdeenshire, and towards the easternmost extremity of Aberdeenshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Whitecairns is AB23 8XA.
Whitecairns is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the AB23 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the AB23 postcode district.
The post town for Whitecairns is Aberdeen. Whitecairns is in the AB23 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Aberdeen.
The centre of Whitecairns is located at position 57.2516° latitude and -2.14465° longitude.
Latitude | 57.2516° |
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Longitude | -2.14465° |
The centre of Whitecairns is located at the grid reference easting 391371 and northing 817889 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 391371 |
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Northing | 817889 |
Position of Whitecairns relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Whitecairns to the centre of the town.
Position of Whitecairns relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Whitecairns to the centre of the city.