Sand geodata
Sand (Rogaland) is a seat of a second-order administrative division; located in Norway in Europe/Oslo (GMT+2) time zone. In our database, there are 488 cities with bigger population. Compared to other cities in Norway, 79.1% of cities are located further ↑North; 80.1% of cities are located further →East and 84.8% of cities have higher elevation than Sand. Note1
Sand GPS coordinates[2]
59° 29' 4.848" North, 6° 15' 3.924" East
| Map corner | latitude | longitude |
|---|---|---|
| Upper-left | 59.83982°, | 5.54797° |
| Center: | 59.48468°, | 6.25109° |
| Lower-right: | 59.12576°, | 6.95422° |
| Map W x H: | 79.4×79.4 km | = 49.3×49.3mi |
| max Lat: | 71.04137° ⇑79.1% North |
| Sand: | 59.48468° |
| min Lat: | ⇓20.9% South 58.0274° |
| min Long | Sand | max Long |
| 4.71485° | 6.25109° | 31.11066° |
| W 19.9%⇐ | ⇒80.1% E |
Elevation
Elevation of Sand is 8 m = 26 ft, and this is 96.2 m = 316 ft below average elevation for this country.
| Max E: |
897 m = 2943 ft | 84.8% |
| Avg. | 104.2 m = 342 ft | |
| Sand | 8 m = 26 ft | |
Min E: |
1 m = 3 ft | 15.2% |
See also: Norway elevation on elevation.city.
Geographical zone
Sand is located in North temperate zone (between Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle). Distance of this North polar circle is 787.1 km =489.1 mi to North.| Distance of | km | miles | from Sand |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Pole | 3393 | 2108.3 | to North |
| Arctic Circle | 787.1 | 489.1 | to North |
| Tropic Cancer | 4008.2 | 2490.6 | to South |
| Equator | 6614.1 | 4109.8 | to South |
Nearby cities:
15 places around Sand: (largest is in red/bold)
• Aksdal
46 km =28.6 mi, 
261°
• Eike
51.1 km =31.8 mi, 259°
• Etne
26.8 km =16.7 mi, 
318°
• Hjelmelandsvågen
27.8 km =17.3 mi, 
188°
• Judaberg
40.8 km =25.4 mi, 
211°
• Jørpeland
52.8 km =32.8 mi, 193°
• Sandeid
22.9 km =14.2 mi, 
286°
• Sauda
19.3 km =12 mi, 
17°
• Skjold
37.5 km =23.3 mi, 
273°
• Skånevik
32.7 km =20.3 mi, 
327°
• Sveio
51.1 km =31.8 mi, 
277°
• Sæbøvik
45.9 km =28.5 mi, 318°
• Tau
50.3 km =31.3 mi, 
201°
• Tysvær
46.3 km =28.8 mi, 
248°
• Ølen
28.3 km =17.6 mi, 
298°
Sources, notices
• [Note1] Compared only with cities in Norway 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
