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Where is Forbestown?

Forbestown is located in the county of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, 11 miles north of the town of Ballater, 36 miles west of the major city of Aberdeen, 86 miles north of Edinburgh, 396 miles north of Cardiff, and 410 miles north of London. Forbestown lies four miles south of the Banffshire border. Forbestown falls within the unitary authority of Aberdeenshire. It is in the AB36 postcode district. The post town for Forbestown is Strathdon.

Forbestown on a map

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

Which county is Forbestown in?

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

Ceremonial CountyAberdeenshire
Historic CountyAberdeenshire
Administrative CountyAberdeenshire

Where is Forbestown in Aberdeenshire?

Forbestown is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Aberdeenshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Aberdeenshire.

Map showing location of Forbestown within Aberdeenshire
Location of Forbestown within Aberdeenshire

What is the postcode for Forbestown?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Forbestown is AB36 8UN.

Where is Forbestown in AB36?

Forbestown is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the AB36 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the AB36 postcode district.

Map showing location of Forbestown within AB36
Location of Forbestown within AB36

What is the post town for Forbestown?

The post town for Forbestown is Strathdon. Forbestown is in the AB36 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Strathdon.

What is the latitude and longitude of Forbestown?

The centre of Forbestown is located at position 57.20139° latitude and -3.05775° longitude.

Latitude57.20139°
Longitude-3.05775°

What is the easting and northing of Forbestown?

The centre of Forbestown is located at the grid reference easting 336190 and northing 812786 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting336190
Northing812786

What are the nearest towns to Forbestown?

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

north
11m
Forbestown is 11 miles north of Ballater
west
14m
Forbestown is 14 miles west of Alford
south
17m
Forbestown is 17 miles south of Dufftown
south
20m
Forbestown is 20 miles south of Charlestown of Aberlour
south-west
20m
Forbestown is 20 miles south-west of Huntly
south-east
22m
Forbestown is 22 miles south-east of Grantown-on-Spey
south
23m
Forbestown is 23 miles south of Rothes
north-west
23m
Forbestown is 23 miles north-west of Banchory
south
24m
Forbestown is 24 miles south of Keith
west
26m
Forbestown is 26 miles west of Inverurie

What are the nearest cities to Forbestown?

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

west
36m
Forbestown is 36 miles west of Aberdeen
south-east
48m
Forbestown is 48 miles south-east of Inverness
north
52m
Forbestown is 52 miles north of Dundee
north
58m
Forbestown is 58 miles north of Perth
north
80m
Forbestown is 80 miles north of Dunfermline
north-east
82m
Forbestown is 82 miles north-east of Stirling
north
86m
Forbestown is 86 miles north of Edinburgh
north-east
103m
Forbestown is 103 miles north-east of Glasgow
north
160m
Forbestown is 160 miles north of Carlisle
north
164m
Forbestown is 164 miles north of Newcastle upon Tyne