GetTheData logo

Where is Ordhead?

Ordhead is located in the county of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, seven miles south-east of the town of Alford, 17 miles west of the major city of Aberdeen, 89 miles north of Edinburgh, 395 miles north of Cardiff, and 404 miles north of London. Ordhead lies four miles north of the Kincardineshire border. Ordhead falls within the unitary authority of Aberdeenshire. It is in the AB51 postcode district. The post town for Ordhead is Inverurie.

Ordhead on a map

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

Which county is Ordhead in?

Ordhead 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 Ordhead in Aberdeenshire?

Ordhead 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 Ordhead within Aberdeenshire
Location of Ordhead within Aberdeenshire

What is the postcode for Ordhead?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Ordhead is AB51 7QS.

Where is Ordhead in AB51?

Ordhead is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the AB51 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the AB51 postcode district.

Map showing location of Ordhead within AB51
Location of Ordhead within AB51

What is the post town for Ordhead?

The post town for Ordhead is Inverurie. Ordhead is in the AB51 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Inverurie.

What is the latitude and longitude of Ordhead?

The centre of Ordhead is located at position 57.18639° latitude and -2.54883° longitude.

Latitude57.18639°
Longitude-2.54883°

What is the easting and northing of Ordhead?

The centre of Ordhead is located at the grid reference easting 366925 and northing 810754 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting366925
Northing810754

What are the nearest towns to Ordhead?

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

south-east
7m
Ordhead is 7 miles south-east of Alford
south-west
8m
Ordhead is 8 miles south-west of Kintore
south-west
9m
Ordhead is 9 miles south-west of Inverurie
north
9m
Ordhead is 9 miles north of Banchory
west
10m
Ordhead is 10 miles west of Blackburn
west
10m
Ordhead is 10 miles west of Westhill
south-west
13m
Ordhead is 13 miles south-west of Oldmeldrum
north-west
18m
Ordhead is 18 miles north-west of Portlethen
north-west
20m
Ordhead is 20 miles north-west of Stonehaven
south-east
20m
Ordhead is 20 miles south-east of Huntly

What are the nearest cities to Ordhead?

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

west
17m
Ordhead is 17 miles west of Aberdeen
north
53m
Ordhead is 53 miles north of Dundee
north-east
64m
Ordhead is 64 miles north-east of Perth
east
66m
Ordhead is 66 miles east of Inverness
north-east
85m
Ordhead is 85 miles north-east of Dunfermline
north
89m
Ordhead is 89 miles north of Edinburgh
north-east
91m
Ordhead is 91 miles north-east of Stirling
north-east
112m
Ordhead is 112 miles north-east of Glasgow
north
157m
Ordhead is 157 miles north of Newcastle upon Tyne
north
159m
Ordhead is 159 miles north of Carlisle