Root geodata
Root (Lucerne) is a populated place; located in Switzerland in Europe/Zurich (GMT+2) time zone. With population of 3,886 people, there are 454 cities with bigger population in this country. Compared to other cities in Switzerland, 58.3% of cities are located further ↑North; 51% of cities are located further →East and 77.8% of cities have higher elevation than Root. Note1
Root GPS coordinates[2]
47° 6' 52.488" North, 8° 23' 24.756" East
| Map corner | latitude | longitude |
|---|---|---|
| Upper-left | 47.59093°, | 7.68709° |
| Center: | 47.11458°, | 8.39021° |
| Lower-right: | 46.63393°, | 9.09334° |
| Map W x H: | 106.4×106.4 km | = 66.1×66.1mi |
| max Lat: | 47.76737° ⇑58.3% North |
| Root: | 47.11458° |
| min Lat: | ⇓41.7% South 45.83203° |
| min Long | Root | max Long |
| 5.97153° | 8.39021° | 10.44624° |
| W 49%⇐ | ⇒51% E |
Elevation
Elevation of Root is 426 m = 1398 ft, and this is 132.2 m = 434 ft below average elevation for this country.
| Max E: |
1845 m = 6053 ft | 77.8% |
| Avg. | 558.2 m = 1831 ft | |
| Root | 426 m = 1398 ft | |
Min E: |
197 m = 646 ft | 22.2% |
See also: Switzerland elevation on elevation.city.
Geographical zone
Root is located in North temperate zone (between Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle). Distance of this North polar circle is 2162.5 km =1343.7 mi to North.| Distance of | km | miles | from Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Pole | 4768.4 | 2962.9 | to North |
| Arctic Circle | 2162.5 | 1343.7 | to North |
| Tropic Cancer | 2632.7 | 1635.9 | to South |
| Equator | 5238.7 | 3255.2 | to South |
Nearby cities:
15 places around Root: (largest is in red/bold)
• Adligenswil
5.9 km =3.7 mi, 
201°
• Ballwil
6.7 km =4.2 mi, 
310°
• Buchrain
3.8 km =2.4 mi, 
237°
• Dietwil
3.6 km =2.2 mi, 
4°
• Ebikon
5.4 km =3.4 mi, 
223°
• Greppen
7.3 km =4.5 mi, 
155°
• Hünenberg
7.3 km =4.5 mi, 
21°
• Inwil
3.3 km =2.1 mi, 
290°
• Küssnacht
5.1 km =3.2 mi, 
129°
• Meggen
7.6 km =4.7 mi, 
188°
• Meierskappel
4.1 km =2.5 mi, 
74°
• Oberrüti
5.8 km =3.6 mi, 3°
• Rotkreuz
4.4 km =2.7 mi, 
44°
• Sins
8.7 km =5.4 mi, 1°
• Udligenswil
2.9 km =1.8 mi, 159°
Sources, notices
• [Note1] Compared only with cities in Switzerland existing in our database
• [Src1] Map data: © OpenStreetMap contributors (CC-BY-SA)
• [Src2] Other city data from geonames.org with taken over terms of usage.
• [Src3] Geographical zone / Annual Mean Temperature by Robert A. Rohde @ Wikipedia
