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Where is Banff?

Banff is located in the county of Banffshire, Scotland, one mile west of the town of Macduff, 39 miles north-west of the major city of Aberdeen, 121 miles north of Edinburgh, 428 miles north of Cardiff, and 436 miles north of London. Banff lies three miles north of the Aberdeenshire border. Banff falls within the unitary authority of Aberdeenshire. It is in the AB45 postcode district. The post town for Banff is Banff.

Banff on a map

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

Which county is Banff in?

Banff is in the ceremonial county of Banffshire, the historic county of Banffshire, and the administrative county of Aberdeenshire.

Ceremonial CountyBanffshire
Historic CountyBanffshire
Administrative CountyAberdeenshire

Where is Banff in Banffshire?

Banff is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Banffshire, and towards the easternmost extremity of Banffshire.

Map showing location of Banff within Banffshire
Location of Banff within Banffshire

What is the postcode for Banff?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Banff is AB45 1LE.

Where is Banff in AB45?

Banff is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the AB45 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the AB45 postcode district.

Map showing location of Banff within AB45
Location of Banff within AB45

What is the post town for Banff?

The post town for Banff is Banff. Banff is in the AB45 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Banff.

What is the latitude and longitude of Banff?

The centre of Banff is located at position 57.66496° latitude and -2.5234° longitude.

Latitude57.66496°
Longitude-2.5234°

What is the easting and northing of Banff?

The centre of Banff is located at the grid reference easting 368872 and northing 864017 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting368872
Northing864017

What are the nearest towns to Banff?

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

west
1m
Banff is 1 mile west of Macduff
east
6m
Banff is 6 miles east of Portsoy
north-east
8m
Banff is 8 miles north-east of Aberchirder
north
9m
Banff is 9 miles north of Turriff
east
11m
Banff is 11 miles east of Cullen
east
14m
Banff is 14 miles east of Findochty
west
15m
Banff is 15 miles west of Rosehearty
east
16m
Banff is 16 miles east of Buckie
north-east
18m
Banff is 18 miles north-east of Huntly
north-east
18m
Banff is 18 miles north-east of Keith

What are the nearest cities to Banff?

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

north-west
39m
Banff is 39 miles north-west of Aberdeen
east
65m
Banff is 65 miles east of Inverness
north
85m
Banff is 85 miles north of Dundee
north
94m
Banff is 94 miles north of Perth
north
116m
Banff is 116 miles north of Dunfermline
north-east
120m
Banff is 120 miles north-east of Stirling
north
121m
Banff is 121 miles north of Edinburgh
north-east
141m
Banff is 141 miles north-east of Glasgow
north
189m
Banff is 189 miles north of Newcastle upon Tyne
north
192m
Banff is 192 miles north of Carlisle

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