Administrative division(s):

• Level 1: Limburg
• Level 2: Gemeente Heerlen

Current local time in Heerlen:

12:00 AM, Friday
Difference from your time zone: hours

Heerlen on map:^[1]

Heerlen GPS coordinates^[2]

50° 53' 1.14" North, 5° 58' 53.544" East

Map corner	latitude	longitude
Upper-left	51.32514°,	5.27842°
Center:	50.88365°,	5.98154°
Lower-right:	50.43794°,	6.68467°
Map W x H:	98.6×98.6 km	= 61.3×61.3mi

max Lat:	53.48025°   ⇑96.7% North
Heerlen:	50.88365°
min Lat:	⇓3.3% South 50.76917°

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min Long	Heerlen	max Long
3.38611°	5.98154°	7.16528°
W 71.3%⇐		⇒28.7% E

Elevation

Elevation of Heerlen is 114 m = 374 ft, and this is 99 m = 325 ft above average elevation for this country.

Max E:	203 m = 666 ft	2.1%
Heerlen	114 m 374 ft
Avg.	15 m = 49 ft
Min E:	-6 m = -20 ft	97.9%

See also: Heerlen elevation on elevation.city.

Geographical zone

Heerlen is located in North temperate zone (between Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle). Distance of this North polar circle is 1743.4 km =1083.3 mi to North.

Distance of	km	miles	from Heerlen
North Pole	4349.3	2702.5	to North
Arctic Circle	1743.4	1083.3	to North
Tropic Cancer	3051.8	1896.3	to South
Equator	5657.7	3515.5	to South

Nearby cities:

15 places around Heerlen: (largest is in red/bold)

• Beersdal 2.8 km =1.7 mi, 334°
• Gracht 4.8 km =3 mi, 137°
• Heksenberg 4.2 km =2.6 mi, 352°
• Husken 2.2 km =1.4 mi, 307°
• Kaalheide 4.4 km =2.7 mi, 118°
• Kakert 2.8 km =1.7 mi, 35°
• Kunrade 3.6 km =2.2 mi, 259°
• Lichtenberg 3.7 km =2.3 mi, 56°
• Meezenbroek 1.6 km =1 mi, 23°
• Palemig 2.2 km =1.4 mi, 3°
• Spekholzerheide 4.3 km =2.7 mi, 135°
• Terwinselen 3.6 km =2.2 mi, 122°
• Ubachsberg 4.1 km =2.5 mi, 214°
• Voerendaal 3.6 km =2.2 mi, 269°
• Vrieheide 4.4 km =2.7 mi, 346°