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Where is Glassel?

Glassel is located in the county of Kincardineshire, Scotland, three miles north-west of the town of Banchory, 19 miles west of the major city of Aberdeen, 81 miles north of Edinburgh, 388 miles north of Cardiff, and 397 miles north of London. Glassel lies just south of the Aberdeenshire border. Glassel falls within the unitary authority of Aberdeenshire. It is in the AB31 postcode district. The post town for Glassel is Banchory.

Glassel on a map

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

Which county is Glassel in?

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

Ceremonial CountyKincardineshire
Historic CountyKincardineshire
Administrative CountyAberdeenshire

Where is Glassel in Kincardineshire?

Glassel is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Kincardineshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Kincardineshire.

Map showing location of Glassel within Kincardineshire
Location of Glassel within Kincardineshire

What is the postcode for Glassel?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Glassel is AB31 4DD.

Where is Glassel in AB31?

Glassel is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the AB31 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the AB31 postcode district.

Map showing location of Glassel within AB31
Location of Glassel within AB31

What is the post town for Glassel?

The post town for Glassel is Banchory. Glassel is in the AB31 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Banchory.

What is the latitude and longitude of Glassel?

The centre of Glassel is located at position 57.0792° latitude and -2.56958° longitude.

Latitude57.0792°
Longitude-2.56958°

What is the easting and northing of Glassel?

The centre of Glassel is located at the grid reference easting 365571 and northing 798831 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting365571
Northing798831

What are the nearest towns to Glassel?

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

north-west
3m
Glassel is 3 miles north-west of Banchory
south-east
12m
Glassel is 12 miles south-east of Alford
south-west
12m
Glassel is 12 miles south-west of Westhill
south-west
14m
Glassel is 14 miles south-west of Blackburn
south-west
14m
Glassel is 14 miles south-west of Kintore
north-west
16m
Glassel is 16 miles north-west of Stonehaven
south-west
16m
Glassel is 16 miles south-west of Inverurie
west
17m
Glassel is 17 miles west of Portlethen
north
17m
Glassel is 17 miles north of Laurencekirk
east
18m
Glassel is 18 miles east of Ballater

What are the nearest cities to Glassel?

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

west
19m
Glassel is 19 miles west of Aberdeen
north
46m
Glassel is 46 miles north of Dundee
north-east
58m
Glassel is 58 miles north-east of Perth
south-east
68m
Glassel is 68 miles south-east of Inverness
north-east
78m
Glassel is 78 miles north-east of Dunfermline
north
81m
Glassel is 81 miles north of Edinburgh
north-east
85m
Glassel is 85 miles north-east of Stirling
north-east
106m
Glassel is 106 miles north-east of Glasgow
north
150m
Glassel is 150 miles north of Newcastle upon Tyne
north
152m
Glassel is 152 miles north of Carlisle