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Where is Carron?

Carron is located in the county of Moray, Scotland, three miles west of the town of Charlestown of Aberlour, 50 miles north-west of the major city of Aberdeen, 104 miles north of Edinburgh, 413 miles north of Cardiff, and 430 miles north of London. Carron lies just west of the Banffshire border, and was historically in the county of Nairn. Carron falls within the unitary authority of Moray. It is in the AB38 postcode district. The post town for Carron is Aberlour.

Carron on a map

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

Which county is Carron in?

Carron is in the ceremonial county of Moray, the historic county of Nairn, and the administrative county of Moray.

Ceremonial CountyMoray
Historic CountyNairn
Administrative CountyMoray

Where is Carron in Moray?

Carron is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Moray, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Moray.

Map showing location of Carron within Moray
Location of Carron within Moray

What is the postcode for Carron?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Carron is AB38 7QS.

Where is Carron in AB38?

Carron is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the AB38 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the AB38 postcode district.

Map showing location of Carron within AB38
Location of Carron within AB38

What is the post town for Carron?

The post town for Carron is Aberlour. Carron is in the AB38 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Aberlour.

What is the latitude and longitude of Carron?

The centre of Carron is located at position 57.45721° latitude and -3.30858° longitude.

Latitude57.45721°
Longitude-3.30858°

What is the easting and northing of Carron?

The centre of Carron is located at the grid reference easting 321584 and northing 841525 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting321584
Northing841525

What are the nearest towns to Carron?

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

west
3m
Carron is 3 miles west of Charlestown of Aberlour
south-west
6m
Carron is 6 miles south-west of Rothes
west
7m
Carron is 7 miles west of Dufftown
south
13m
Carron is 13 miles south of Elgin
north-east
14m
Carron is 14 miles north-east of Grantown-on-Spey
south-west
15m
Carron is 15 miles south-west of Keith
south-east
16m
Carron is 16 miles south-east of Forres
south
18m
Carron is 18 miles south of Burghead
south
18m
Carron is 18 miles south of Lossiemouth
west
19m
Carron is 19 miles west of Huntly

What are the nearest cities to Carron?

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

east
34m
Carron is 34 miles east of Inverness
north-west
50m
Carron is 50 miles north-west of Aberdeen
north
70m
Carron is 70 miles north of Dundee
north
74m
Carron is 74 miles north of Perth
north
96m
Carron is 96 miles north of Stirling
north
96m
Carron is 96 miles north of Dunfermline
north
104m
Carron is 104 miles north of Edinburgh
north
116m
Carron is 116 miles north of Glasgow
north
178m
Carron is 178 miles north of Carlisle
north
184m
Carron is 184 miles north of Newcastle upon Tyne