Highlands geodata
Highlands (North Carolina) is a populated place; located in United States in America/New_York (GMT-5) time zone. With population of 937 people, there are 16738 cities with bigger population in this country. Compared to other cities in United States, 75.1% of cities are located further ↑North; 61.4% of cities are located further ←West and 94.4% of cities have lower elevation than Highlands. Note1
Administrative division(s):
- Level 1: North Carolina
- Level 2: Macon County
- Level 3: Township of Highlands
Highlands GPS coordinates[2]
35° 3' 10.332" North, 83° 11' 54.96" West
| Map corner | latitude | longitude |
|---|---|---|
| Upper-left | 35.62643°, | -83.90173° |
| Center: | 35.05287°, | -83.1986° |
| Lower-right: | 34.47525°, | -82.49548° |
| Map W x H: | 128×128 km | = 79.5×79.5mi |
| max Lat: | 71.29058° ⇑75.1% North |
| Highlands: | 35.05287° |
| min Lat: | ⇓24.9% South 19.06759° |
| min Long | Highlands | max Long |
| -171.73463° | -83.1986° | -66.98998° |
| W 61.4%⇐ | ⇒38.6% E |
Elevation
Elevation of Highlands is 1175 m = 3855 ft, and this is 880.2 m = 2888 ft above average elevation for this country.
| Max E: |
3189 m = 10463 ft | 5.6% |
| Highlands | 1175 m 3855 ft | |
| Avg. | 294.8 m = 967 ft | |
Min E: |
-60 m = -197 ft | 94.4% |
See also: United States elevation on elevation.city.
Geographical zone
Highlands is located in North temperate zone (between Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle). Distance of this Northern Tropic circle is 1291.6 km =802.6 mi to South.| Distance of | km | miles | from Highlands |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Pole | 6109.5 | 3796.3 | to North |
| Arctic Circle | 3503.7 | 2177.1 | to North |
| Tropic Cancer | 1291.6 | 802.6 | to South |
| Equator | 3897.5 | 2421.8 | to South |
Nearby cities:
15 places around Highlands: (largest is in red/bold)
• Brevard
46.7 km =29 mi, 
64°
• Bryson City
47.8 km =29.7 mi, 
331°
• Cherokee
48 km =29.8 mi, 
347°
• Clayton
26.8 km =16.7 mi, 
223°
• Cullowhee
29.1 km =18.1 mi, 
3°
• Franklin
22 km =13.7 mi, 
310°
• Mountain City
22.7 km =14.1 mi, 
228°
• Pickens
48.6 km =30.2 mi, 
112°
• Rosman
35.8 km =22.2 mi, 
73°
• Seneca
46.6 km =29 mi, 
151°
• Six Mile
44 km =27.3 mi, 
128°
• Sylva
35.8 km =22.2 mi, 
356°
• Utica
48.3 km =30 mi, 149°
• Walhalla
34.3 km =21.3 mi, 
159°
• Westminster
44.1 km =27.4 mi, 
167°
Sources, notices
• [Note1] Compared only with cities in United States 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
