Gams geodata
Gams (Saint Gallen) is a populated place; located in Switzerland in Europe/Zurich (GMT+2) time zone. With population of 2,971 people, there are 593 cities with bigger population in this country. Compared to other cities in Switzerland, 52.3% of cities are located further ↑North; 95.8% of cities are located further ←West and 51.8% of cities have lower elevation than Gams. Note1
Gams GPS coordinates[2]
47° 12' 15.444" North, 9° 26' 30.192" East
| Map corner | latitude | longitude |
|---|---|---|
| Upper-left | 47.67983°, | 8.7386° |
| Center: | 47.20429°, | 9.44172° |
| Lower-right: | 46.72444°, | 10.14485° |
| Map W x H: | 106.2×106.2 km | = 66×66mi |
| max Lat: | 47.76737° ⇑52.3% North |
| Gams: | 47.20429° |
| min Lat: | ⇓47.7% South 45.83203° |
| min Long | Gams | max Long |
| 5.97153° | 9.44172° | 10.44624° |
| W 95.8%⇐ | ⇒4.2% E |
Elevation
Elevation of Gams is 483 m = 1585 ft, and this is 75.2 m = 247 ft below average elevation for this country.
| Max E: |
1845 m = 6053 ft | 48.2% |
| Avg. | 558.2 m = 1831 ft | |
| Gams | 483 m = 1585 ft | |
Min E: |
197 m = 646 ft | 51.8% |
See also: Switzerland elevation on elevation.city.
Geographical zone
Gams is located in North temperate zone (between Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle). Distance of this North polar circle is 2152.5 km =1337.5 mi to North.| Distance of | km | miles | from Gams |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Pole | 4758.4 | 2956.7 | to North |
| Arctic Circle | 2152.5 | 1337.5 | to North |
| Tropic Cancer | 2642.7 | 1642.1 | to South |
| Equator | 5248.6 | 3261.3 | to South |
Nearby cities:
15 places around Gams: (largest is in red/bold)
• Appenzell
14.3 km =8.9 mi, 
350°
• Buchs
4.9 km =3 mi, 
146°
• Eichberg
16.9 km =10.5 mi, 
23°
• Flums
14.7 km =9.1 mi, 
210°
• Gonten
15.4 km =9.6 mi, 
332°
• Grabs
2.4 km =1.5 mi, 
176°
• Haag (Rheintal)
3.6 km =2.2 mi, 
80°
• Oberriet
16.1 km =10 mi, 
36°
• Rüthi
12.4 km =7.7 mi, 35°
• Sargans
17.3 km =10.7 mi, 180°
• Sennwald
7.8 km =4.8 mi, 36°
• Sevelen
9.7 km =6 mi, 
159°
• Unterwasser
10.1 km =6.3 mi, 
265°
• Walenstadt
13.3 km =8.3 mi, 
227°
• Wildhaus
6.6 km =4.1 mi, 271°
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
