Carcans geodata
Carcans (Nouvelle-Aquitaine) is a populated place; located in France in Europe/Paris (GMT+1) time zone. With population of 1,700 people, there are 5520 cities with bigger population in this country. Compared to other cities in France, 78.8% of cities are located further ↑North; 88.6% of cities are located further →East and 93.1% of cities have higher elevation than Carcans. Note1
Administrative division(s):
- Level 1: Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- Level 2: Gironde
- Level 3: Arrondissement de Lesparre-Médoc
- Level 4: Carcans
Carcans GPS coordinates[2]
45° 4' 43.284" North, 1° 2' 39.444" West
| Map corner | latitude | longitude |
|---|---|---|
| Upper-left | 45.57303°, | -1.74741° |
| Center: | 45.07869°, | -1.04429° |
| Lower-right: | 44.58003°, | -0.34116° |
| Map W x H: | 110.4×110.4 km | = 68.6×68.6mi |
| max Lat: | 51.07786° ⇑78.8% North |
| Carcans: | 45.07869° |
| min Lat: | ⇓21.2% South 41.3874° |
| min Long | Carcans | max Long |
| -5.08615° | -1.04429° | 9.52242° |
| W 11.4%⇐ | ⇒88.6% E |
Elevation
Elevation of Carcans is 22 m = 72 ft, and this is 171.7 m = 563 ft below average elevation for this country.
| Max E: |
2333 m = 7654 ft | 93.1% |
| Avg. | 193.7 m = 635 ft | |
| Carcans | 22 m = 72 ft | |
Min E: |
-1 m = -3 ft | 6.9% |
See also: France elevation on elevation.city.
Geographical zone
Carcans is located in North temperate zone (between Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle). Distance of this North polar circle is 2388.9 km =1484.4 mi to North.| Distance of | km | miles | from Carcans |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Pole | 4994.8 | 3103.6 | to North |
| Arctic Circle | 2388.9 | 1484.4 | to North |
| Tropic Cancer | 2406.4 | 1495.3 | to South |
| Equator | 5012.3 | 3114.5 | to South |
Nearby cities:
15 places around Carcans: (largest is in red/bold)
• Avensan
23.2 km =14.4 mi, 
102°
• Castelnau-de-Médoc
20.1 km =12.5 mi, 
105°
• Cussac-Fort-Médoc
24.8 km =15.4 mi, 
80°
• Hourtin
11.9 km =7.4 mi, 
355°
• Lacanau
11.5 km =7.1 mi, 
192°
• Lamarque
25.6 km =15.9 mi, 
85°
• Le Porge
23.2 km =14.4 mi, 188°
• Le Temple
22.5 km =14 mi, 
168°
• Listrac-Médoc
19.9 km =12.4 mi, 91°
• Moulis-en-Médoc
21.6 km =13.4 mi, 95°
• Naujac-sur-Mer
19.6 km =12.2 mi, 
4°
• Saint-Sauveur
21.5 km =13.4 mi, 
50°
• Sainte-Hélène
17.8 km =11.1 mi, 
134°
• Salaunes
23 km =14.3 mi, 133°
• Vertheuil
25.2 km =15.7 mi, 
40°
Sources, notices
• [Note1] Compared only with cities in France 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
