Glarus geodata
Glarus is a seat of a first-order administrative division; located in Switzerland in Europe/Zurich (GMT+2) time zone. With population of 5,681 people, there are 293 cities with bigger population in this country. Compared to other cities in Switzerland, 62.3% of cities are located further ↑North; 90.2% of cities are located further ←West and 50.9% of cities have higher elevation than Glarus. Note1
Glarus GPS coordinates[2]
47° 2' 26.052" North, 9° 4' 4.944" East
| Map corner | latitude | longitude |
|---|---|---|
| Upper-left | 47.51759°, | 8.36492° |
| Center: | 47.04057°, | 9.06804° |
| Lower-right: | 46.55925°, | 9.77117° |
| Map W x H: | 106.6×106.6 km | = 66.2×66.2mi |
| max Lat: | 47.76737° ⇑62.3% North |
| Glarus: | 47.04057° |
| min Lat: | ⇓37.7% South 45.83203° |
| min Long | Glarus | max Long |
| 5.97153° | 9.06804° | 10.44624° |
| W 90.2%⇐ | ⇒9.8% E |
Elevation
Elevation of Glarus is 476 m = 1562 ft, and this is 82.2 m = 270 ft below average elevation for this country.
| Max E: |
1845 m = 6053 ft | 50.9% |
| Avg. | 558.2 m = 1831 ft | |
| Glarus | 476 m = 1562 ft | |
Min E: |
197 m = 646 ft | 49.1% |
See also: Switzerland elevation on elevation.city.
Geographical zone
Glarus is located in North temperate zone (between Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle). Distance of this North polar circle is 2170.8 km =1348.9 mi to North.| Distance of | km | miles | from Glarus |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Pole | 4776.6 | 2968 | to North |
| Arctic Circle | 2170.8 | 1348.9 | to North |
| Tropic Cancer | 2624.5 | 1630.8 | to South |
| Equator | 5230.4 | 3250 | to South |
Nearby cities:
15 places around Glarus: (largest is in red/bold)
• Amden
13.3 km =8.3 mi, 
25°
• Bilten
12.6 km =7.8 mi, 
345°
• Engi
9.2 km =5.7 mi, 
135°
• Ennenda
1.1 km =0.7 mi, 
133°
• Filzbach
10 km =6.2 mi, 29°
• Linthal
14.3 km =8.9 mi, 
201°
• Luchsingen
8.6 km =5.3 mi, 195°
• Mollis
5.4 km =3.4 mi, 
3°
• Netstal
2.7 km =1.7 mi, 
342°
• Niederurnen
9.6 km =6 mi, 353°
• Näfels
6.4 km =4 mi, 
356°
• Oberurnen
8.2 km =5.1 mi, 355°
• Schwanden
5 km =3.1 mi, 
178°
• Schänis
13.4 km =8.3 mi, 352°
• Weesen
10.7 km =6.6 mi, 
11°
In other languages:
- In Spanish: Glaris
- In France: Glaris
- In Italian: Glarona
- In Russian: Гларус
- In Chinese: 格拉魯斯
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
