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Where is Glen Tanar?

Glen Tanar is located in the county of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, seven miles east of the town of Ballater, 30 miles west of the major city of Aberdeen, 77 miles north of Edinburgh, 386 miles north of Cardiff, and 398 miles north of London. Glen Tanar lies five miles north of the Angus border. Glen Tanar falls within the unitary authority of Aberdeenshire. It is in the AB34 postcode district. The post town for Glen Tanar is Aboyne.

Glen Tanar on a map

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

Which county is Glen Tanar in?

Glen Tanar 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 Glen Tanar in Aberdeenshire?

Glen Tanar is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Aberdeenshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Aberdeenshire.

Map showing location of Glen Tanar within Aberdeenshire
Location of Glen Tanar within Aberdeenshire

What is the postcode for Glen Tanar?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Glen Tanar is AB34 5EU.

Where is Glen Tanar in AB34?

Glen Tanar is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the AB34 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the AB34 postcode district.

Map showing location of Glen Tanar within AB34
Location of Glen Tanar within AB34

What is the post town for Glen Tanar?

The post town for Glen Tanar is Aboyne. Glen Tanar is in the AB34 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Aboyne.

What is the latitude and longitude of Glen Tanar?

The centre of Glen Tanar is located at position 57.05299° latitude and -2.86517° longitude.

Latitude57.05299°
Longitude-2.86517°

What is the easting and northing of Glen Tanar?

The centre of Glen Tanar is located at the grid reference easting 347616 and northing 796102 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting347616
Northing796102

What are the nearest towns to Glen Tanar?

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

east
7m
Glen Tanar is 7 miles east of Ballater
west
14m
Glen Tanar is 14 miles west of Banchory
south-west
14m
Glen Tanar is 14 miles south-west of Alford
north-west
21m
Glen Tanar is 21 miles north-west of Laurencekirk
west
23m
Glen Tanar is 23 miles west of Westhill
south-west
23m
Glen Tanar is 23 miles south-west of Kintore
north
24m
Glen Tanar is 24 miles north of Brechin
south-west
24m
Glen Tanar is 24 miles south-west of Blackburn
south-west
24m
Glen Tanar is 24 miles south-west of Inverurie
west
26m
Glen Tanar is 26 miles west of Stonehaven

What are the nearest cities to Glen Tanar?

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

west
30m
Glen Tanar is 30 miles west of Aberdeen
north
41m
Glen Tanar is 41 miles north of Dundee
north-east
50m
Glen Tanar is 50 miles north-east of Perth
south-east
59m
Glen Tanar is 59 miles south-east of Inverness
north
72m
Glen Tanar is 72 miles north of Dunfermline
north-east
77m
Glen Tanar is 77 miles north-east of Stirling
north
77m
Glen Tanar is 77 miles north of Edinburgh
north-east
98m
Glen Tanar is 98 miles north-east of Glasgow
north
149m
Glen Tanar is 149 miles north of Carlisle
north
152m
Glen Tanar is 152 miles north of Newcastle upon Tyne