Brig geodata
Brig (Valais) is a seat of a second-order administrative division; located in Switzerland in Europe/Zurich (GMT+1) time zone. With population of 5,000 people, there are 343 cities with bigger population in this country. Compared to other cities in Switzerland, 89.8% of cities are located further ↑North; 60.8% of cities are located further →East and 81.1% of cities have lower elevation than Brig. Note1
Brig GPS coordinates[2]
46° 19' 0.012" North, 7° 58' 59.988" East
| Map corner | latitude | longitude |
|---|---|---|
| Upper-left | 46.80014°, | 7.28021° |
| Center: | 46.31667°, | 7.98333° |
| Lower-right: | 45.82889°, | 8.68646° |
| Map W x H: | 108×108 km | = 67.1×67.1mi |
| max Lat: | 47.76737° ⇑89.8% North |
| Brig: | 46.31667° |
| min Lat: | ⇓10.2% South 45.83203° |
| min Long | Brig | max Long |
| 5.97153° | 7.98333° | 10.44624° |
| W 39.2%⇐ | ⇒60.8% E |
Elevation
Elevation of Brig is 677 m = 2221 ft, and this is 118.8 m = 390 ft above average elevation for this country.
| Max E: |
1845 m = 6053 ft | 18.9% |
| Brig | 677 m 2221 ft | |
| Avg. | 558.2 m = 1831 ft | |
Min E: |
197 m = 646 ft | 81.1% |
See also: Switzerland elevation on elevation.city.
Geographical zone
Brig is located in North temperate zone (between Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle). Distance of this North polar circle is 2251.2 km =1398.8 mi to North.| Distance of | km | miles | from Brig |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Pole | 4857.1 | 3018.1 | to North |
| Arctic Circle | 2251.2 | 1398.8 | to North |
| Tropic Cancer | 2544 | 1580.8 | to South |
| Equator | 5149.9 | 3200 | to South |
Nearby cities:
15 places around Brig: (largest is in red/bold)
• Baltschieder
9.1 km =5.7 mi, 
264°
• Bitsch
3.2 km =2 mi, 
42°
• Bürchen
13.5 km =8.4 mi, 
252°
• Fiesch
14.9 km =9.3 mi, 
51°
• Lalden
6.5 km =4 mi, 252°
• Mund
3.2 km =2 mi, 
266°
• Naters
1.1 km =0.7 mi, 
24°
• Niedergesteln
15.3 km =9.5 mi, 268°
• Raron
14.1 km =8.8 mi, 267°
• Stalden
12.6 km =7.8 mi, 
222°
• Staldenried
12.4 km =7.7 mi, 218°
• Termen
3.1 km =1.9 mi, 
68°
• Törbel
13.3 km =8.3 mi, 
229°
• Visp
8.2 km =5.1 mi, 251°
• Visperterminen
9 km =5.6 mi, 224°
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
