Morganton geodata
Morganton (North Carolina) is a seat of a second-order administrative division; located in United States in America/New_York (GMT-4) time zone. With population of 16,692 people, there are 2942 cities with bigger population in this country. Compared to other cities in United States, 71.6% of cities are located further ↑North; 66.8% of cities are located further ←West and 80% of cities have lower elevation than Morganton. Note1
Administrative division(s):
- Level 1: North Carolina
- Level 2: Burke County
- Level 3: Township of Morganton
Morganton GPS coordinates[2]
35° 44' 43.476" North, 81° 41' 5.352" West
| Map corner | latitude | longitude |
|---|---|---|
| Upper-left | 36.31403°, | -82.38795° |
| Center: | 35.74541°, | -81.68482° |
| Lower-right: | 35.1727°, | -80.9817° |
| Map W x H: | 126.9×126.9 km | = 78.9×78.9mi |
| max Lat: | 71.29058° ⇑71.6% North |
| Morganton: | 35.74541° |
| min Lat: | ⇓28.4% South 19.06759° |
| min Long | Morganton | max Long |
| -171.73463° | -81.68482° | -66.98998° |
| W 66.8%⇐ | ⇒33.2% E |
Elevation
Elevation of Morganton is 353 m = 1158 ft, and this is 58.2 m = 191 ft above average elevation for this country.
| Max E: |
3189 m = 10463 ft | 20% |
| Morganton | 353 m 1158 ft | |
| Avg. | 294.8 m = 967 ft | |
Min E: |
-60 m = -197 ft | 80% |
See also: United States elevation on elevation.city.
Geographical zone
Morganton is located in North temperate zone (between Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle). Distance of this Northern Tropic circle is 1368.6 km =850.4 mi to South.| Distance of | km | miles | from Morganton |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Pole | 6032.5 | 3748.4 | to North |
| Arctic Circle | 3426.7 | 2129.3 | to North |
| Tropic Cancer | 1368.6 | 850.4 | to South |
| Equator | 3974.5 | 2469.6 | to South |
Nearby cities:
15 places around Morganton: (largest is in red/bold)
• Cajahs Mountain
16.3 km =10.1 mi, 
52°
• Connelly Springs
15.5 km =9.6 mi, 
91°
• Drexel
7.4 km =4.6 mi, 
79°
• Gamewell
15.9 km =9.9 mi, 
30°
• Glen Alpine
8.7 km =5.4 mi, 
257°
• Granite Falls
23.6 km =14.7 mi, 76°
• Hildebran
24 km =14.9 mi, 
98°
• Hudson
20.5 km =12.7 mi, 
56°
• Icard
19.4 km =12.1 mi, 95°
• Lenoir
22.9 km =14.2 mi, 
35°
• Rhodhiss
23.1 km =14.4 mi, 82°
• Rutherford College
14.6 km =9.1 mi, 88°
• Salem
5.3 km =3.3 mi, 
192°
• Sawmills
20.9 km =13 mi, 
65°
• Valdese
11 km =6.8 mi, 92°
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
