Basel geodata
Basel (Basel-City) is a seat of a first-order administrative division; located in Switzerland in Europe/Zurich (GMT+1) time zone. With population of 164,488 people, there are 2 cities with bigger population in this country. Compared to other cities in Switzerland, 95.4% of cities are located further ↓South; 72.7% of cities are located further →East and 98.2% of cities have higher elevation than Basel. Note1
Basel GPS coordinates[2]
47° 33' 30.204" North, 7° 34' 23.772" East
| Map corner | latitude | longitude |
|---|---|---|
| Upper-left | 48.03074°, | 6.87015° |
| Center: | 47.55839°, | 7.57327° |
| Lower-right: | 47.08174°, | 8.2764° |
| Map W x H: | 105.5×105.5 km | = 65.6×65.6mi |
| max Lat: | 47.76737° ⇑4.6% North |
| Basel: | 47.55839° |
| min Lat: | ⇓95.4% South 45.83203° |
| min Long | Basel | max Long |
| 5.97153° | 7.57327° | 10.44624° |
| W 27.3%⇐ | ⇒72.7% E |
Elevation
Elevation of Basel is 279 m = 915 ft, and this is 279.2 m = 916 ft below average elevation for this country.
| Max E: |
1845 m = 6053 ft | 98.2% |
| Avg. | 558.2 m = 1831 ft | |
| Basel | 279 m = 915 ft | |
Min E: |
197 m = 646 ft | 1.8% |
See also: Basel elevation on elevation.city.
Geographical zone
Basel is located in North temperate zone (between Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle). Distance of this North polar circle is 2113.2 km =1313.1 mi to North.| Distance of | km | miles | from Basel |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Pole | 4719.1 | 2932.3 | to North |
| Arctic Circle | 2113.2 | 1313.1 | to North |
| Tropic Cancer | 2682.1 | 1666.6 | to South |
| Equator | 5288 | 3285.8 | to South |
Nearby cities:
15 places around Basel: (largest is in red/bold)
• Aesch
9.9 km =6.2 mi, 
169°
• Allschwil
2.9 km =1.8 mi, 
253°
• Arlesheim
8 km =5 mi, 
153°
• Bettingen
7 km =4.3 mi, 
78°
• Binningen
2 km =1.2 mi, 
188°
• Birsfelden
3.8 km =2.4 mi, 
99°
• Bottmingen
3.9 km =2.4 mi, 
181°
• Dornach
9.3 km =5.8 mi, 
159°
• Ettingen
8.7 km =5.4 mi, 193°
• Muttenz
6.7 km =4.2 mi, 
126°
• Münchenstein
5.2 km =3.2 mi, 148°
• Oberwil
5.1 km =3.2 mi, 193°
• Riehen
6 km =3.7 mi, 
67°
• Schönenbuch
5.5 km =3.4 mi, 246°
• Therwil
6.7 km =4.2 mi, 190°
In other languages:
- In Spanish: Basilea
- In France: Bâle
- In Italian: Basilea
- In Russian: Базель
- In Chinese: 巴塞尔
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
