Essen geodata
Essen (North Rhine-Westphalia) is a seat of a third-order administrative division; located in Germany in Europe/Berlin (GMT+1) time zone. With population of 593,085 people, there are 5 cities with bigger population in this country. Compared to other cities in Germany, 65.6% of cities are located further ↓South; 93.2% of cities are located further →East and 71.2% of cities have higher elevation than Essen. Note1
Administrative division(s):
- Level 1: North Rhine-Westphalia
- Level 2: Düsseldorf District
- Level 3: Kreisfreie Stadt Essen
- Level 4: Essen
Essen GPS coordinates[2]
51° 27' 23.652" North, 7° 0' 44.208" East
| Map corner | latitude | longitude |
|---|---|---|
| Upper-left | 51.89259°, | 6.30916° |
| Center: | 51.45657°, | 7.01228° |
| Lower-right: | 51.01634°, | 7.71541° |
| Map W x H: | 97.4×97.4 km | = 60.5×60.5mi |
| max Lat: | 55.01917° ⇑34.4% North |
| Essen: | 51.45657° |
| min Lat: | ⇓65.6% South 47.40724° |
| min Long | Essen | max Long |
| 5.92978° | 7.01228° | 14.98853° |
| W 6.8%⇐ | ⇒93.2% E |
Elevation
Elevation of Essen is 83 m = 272 ft, and this is 166.1 m = 545 ft below average elevation for this country.
| Max E: |
1256 m = 4121 ft | 71.2% |
| Avg. | 249.1 m = 817 ft | |
| Essen | 83 m = 272 ft | |
Min E: |
-5 m = -16 ft | 28.8% |
See also: Essen elevation on elevation.city.
Geographical zone
Essen is located in North temperate zone (between Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle). Distance of this North polar circle is 1679.7 km =1043.7 mi to North.| Distance of | km | miles | from Essen |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Pole | 4285.6 | 2662.9 | to North |
| Arctic Circle | 1679.7 | 1043.7 | to North |
| Tropic Cancer | 3115.5 | 1935.9 | to South |
| Equator | 5721.4 | 3555.1 | to South |
Nearby cities:
15 places around Essen: (largest is in red/bold)
• Bochum
14.4 km =8.9 mi, 
78°
• Bochum-Hordel
12.4 km =7.7 mi, 
66°
• Bottrop
9.5 km =5.9 mi, 
322°
• Duisburg
17.3 km =10.7 mi, 
261°
• Gelsenkirchen
7.9 km =4.9 mi, 
47°
• Gladbeck
12.8 km =8 mi, 
351°
• Hattingen
13.6 km =8.5 mi, 
118°
• Heiligenhaus
14.7 km =9.1 mi, 
191°
• Herne
17.4 km =10.8 mi, 
58°
• Herten
18 km =11.2 mi, 
30°
• Hordel
12.2 km =7.6 mi, 67°
• Meiderich
17.1 km =10.6 mi, 
273°
• Mülheim
9.6 km =6 mi, 
253°
• Oberhausen
10.6 km =6.6 mi, 
282°
• Velbert
13.6 km =8.5 mi, 
170°
Sources, notices
• [Note1] Compared only with cities in Germany 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
