Backhill is located in the county of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, seven miles south-east of the town of Turriff, 23 miles north-west of the major city of Aberdeen, 108 miles north of Edinburgh, 414 miles north of Cardiff, and 420 miles north of London. Backhill lies seven miles east of the Banffshire border. Backhill falls within the unitary authority of Aberdeenshire. It is in the AB53 postcode district. The post town for Backhill is Turriff.
Backhill 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 |
Backhill is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Aberdeenshire, and towards the easternmost extremity of Aberdeenshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Backhill is AB53 8RP.
Backhill is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the AB53 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the AB53 postcode district.
The post town for Backhill is Turriff. Backhill is in the AB53 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Turriff.
The centre of Backhill is located at position 57.44906° latitude and -2.34829° longitude.
Latitude | 57.44906° |
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Longitude | -2.34829° |
The centre of Backhill is located at the grid reference easting 379196 and northing 839914 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 379196 |
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Northing | 839914 |
Position of Backhill relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Backhill to the centre of the town.
Position of Backhill relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Backhill to the centre of the city.