Administrative division(s):

• Level 1: Louisiana
• Level 2: Plaquemines Parish

Current local time in Buras:

04:02 PM, Thursday
Difference from your time zone: hours

Buras on map:^[1]

Buras GPS coordinates^[2]

29° 21' 6.804" North, 89° 31' 27.192" West

Map corner	latitude	longitude
Upper-left	29.9629°,	-90.22735°
Center:	29.35189°,	-89.52422°
Lower-right:	28.73719°,	-88.8211°
Map W x H:	136.3×136.3 km	= 84.7×84.7mi

max Lat:	71.29058°   ⇑94.9% North
Buras:	29.35189°
min Lat:	⇓5.1% South 19.06759°

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min Long	Buras	max Long
-171.73463°	-89.52422°	-66.98998°
W 42.4%⇐		⇒57.6% E

Elevation

Elevation of Buras is 1 m = 3 ft, and this is 293.8 m = 964 ft below average elevation for this country.

Max E:	3189 m = 10463 ft	99.6%
Avg.	294.8 m = 967 ft
Buras	1 m = 3 ft
Min E:	-60 m = -197 ft	0.4%

See also: United States elevation on elevation.city.

Geographical zone

Buras is located in North temperate zone (between Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle). Distance of this Northern Tropic circle is 657.7 km =408.7 mi to South.

Distance of	km	miles	from Buras
North Pole	6743.4	4190.2	to North
Arctic Circle	4137.5	2570.9	to North
Tropic Cancer	657.7	408.7	to South
Equator	3263.6	2027.9	to South

Nearby cities:

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

• Barataria 71.2 km =44.2 mi, 305°
• Belle Chasse 71.8 km =44.6 mi, 321°
• Boothville 10.2 km =6.3 mi, 95°
• Empire 8.1 km =5 mi, 299°
• Galliano 75.7 km =47 mi, 277°
• Golden Meadow 71.4 km =44.4 mi, 272°
• Grand Isle 46.7 km =29 mi, 254°
• Jean Lafitte 72.3 km =44.9 mi, 306°
• Lafitte 66.5 km =41.3 mi, 301°
• Meraux 74.6 km =46.4 mi, 329°
• Port Sulphur 21.8 km =13.5 mi, 311°
• Poydras 67.5 km =41.9 mi, 328°
• Timberlane 76.3 km =47.4 mi, 319°
• Violet 70.4 km =43.7 mi, 329°
• Woodmere 77.8 km =48.3 mi, 316°