Lens geodata
Lens (Valais) is a populated place; located in Switzerland in Europe/Zurich (GMT+1) time zone. With population of 3,497 people, there are 506 cities with bigger population in this country. Compared to other cities in Switzerland, 91.3% of cities are located further ↑North; 76.8% of cities are located further →East and 97.2% of cities have lower elevation than Lens. Note1
Lens GPS coordinates[2]
46° 16' 58.728" North, 7° 26' 59.136" East
| Map corner | latitude | longitude |
|---|---|---|
| Upper-left | 46.76675°, | 6.74664° |
| Center: | 46.28298°, | 7.44976° |
| Lower-right: | 45.7949°, | 8.15289° |
| Map W x H: | 108.1×108.1 km | = 67.2×67.2mi |
| max Lat: | 47.76737° ⇑91.3% North |
| Lens: | 46.28298° |
| min Lat: | ⇓8.7% South 45.83203° |
| min Long | Lens | max Long |
| 5.97153° | 7.44976° | 10.44624° |
| W 23.2%⇐ | ⇒76.8% E |
Elevation
Elevation of Lens is 1177 m = 3862 ft, and this is 618.8 m = 2030 ft above average elevation for this country.
| Max E: |
1845 m = 6053 ft | 2.8% |
| Lens | 1177 m 3862 ft | |
| Avg. | 558.2 m = 1831 ft | |
Min E: |
197 m = 646 ft | 97.2% |
See also: Switzerland elevation on elevation.city.
Geographical zone
Lens is located in North temperate zone (between Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle). Distance of this North polar circle is 2255 km =1401.2 mi to North.| Distance of | km | miles | from Lens |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Pole | 4860.9 | 3020.4 | to North |
| Arctic Circle | 2255 | 1401.2 | to North |
| Tropic Cancer | 2540.3 | 1578.5 | to South |
| Equator | 5146.2 | 3197.7 | to South |
Nearby cities:
15 places around Lens: (largest is in red/bold)
• Arbaz
5 km =3.1 mi, 
263°
• Ayent
3 km =1.9 mi, 
268°
• Chalais
5 km =3.1 mi, 
109°
• Chermignon-d’en Haut
2 km =1.2 mi, 
72°
• Chippis
6.9 km =4.3 mi, 
92°
• Grimisuat
5.7 km =3.5 mi, 
242°
• Grône
3.4 km =2.1 mi, 
167°
• Miège
8.1 km =5 mi, 67°
• Montana
4.5 km =2.8 mi, 
41°
• Randogne
4.9 km =3 mi, 
52°
• Saint-Léonard
4.3 km =2.7 mi, 
215°
• Savièse
8.8 km =5.5 mi, 
246°
• Sierre
6.7 km =4.2 mi, 
81°
• Vex
8.8 km =5.5 mi, 
206°
• Veyras
7 km =4.3 mi, 72°
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
