Salem geodata
Salem (North Carolina) is a populated place; located in United States in America/New_York (GMT-5) time zone. With population of 2,218 people, there are 11299 cities with bigger population in this country. Compared to other cities in United States, 71.8% of cities are located further ↑North; 66.7% of cities are located further ←West and 81.4% of cities have lower elevation than Salem. Note1
Administrative division(s):
- Level 1: North Carolina
- Level 2: Burke County
- Level 3: Township of Morganton
Salem GPS coordinates[2]
35° 41' 55.464" North, 81° 41' 49.344" West
| Map corner | latitude | longitude |
|---|---|---|
| Upper-left | 36.2677°, | -82.40017° |
| Center: | 35.69874°, | -81.69704° |
| Lower-right: | 35.12569°, | -80.99392° |
| Map W x H: | 127×127 km | = 78.9×78.9mi |
| max Lat: | 71.29058° ⇑71.8% North |
| Salem: | 35.69874° |
| min Lat: | ⇓28.2% South 19.06759° |
| min Long | Salem | max Long |
| -171.73463° | -81.69704° | -66.98998° |
| W 66.7%⇐ | ⇒33.3% E |
Elevation
Elevation of Salem is 369 m = 1211 ft, and this is 74.2 m = 243 ft above average elevation for this country.
| Max E: |
3189 m = 10463 ft | 18.6% |
| Salem | 369 m 1211 ft | |
| Avg. | 294.8 m = 967 ft | |
Min E: |
-60 m = -197 ft | 81.4% |
See also: United States elevation on elevation.city.
Geographical zone
Salem is located in North temperate zone (between Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle). Distance of this Northern Tropic circle is 1363.4 km =847.2 mi to South.| Distance of | km | miles | from Salem |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Pole | 6037.7 | 3751.7 | to North |
| Arctic Circle | 3431.8 | 2132.4 | to North |
| Tropic Cancer | 1363.4 | 847.2 | to South |
| Equator | 3969.3 | 2466.4 | to South |
Nearby cities:
15 places around Salem: (largest is in red/bold)
• Cajahs Mountain
20.6 km =12.8 mi, 
42°
• Connelly Springs
17.3 km =10.7 mi, 
73°
• Drexel
10.6 km =6.6 mi, 
51°
• Gamewell
21 km =13 mi, 
25°
• Glen Alpine
8.2 km =5.1 mi, 
294°
• Granite Falls
26.4 km =16.4 mi, 65°
• Hildebran
24.9 km =15.5 mi, 
86°
• Hudson
24.6 km =15.3 mi, 47°
• Icard
20.7 km =12.9 mi, 
81°
• Lenoir
27.9 km =17.3 mi, 30°
• Morganton
5.3 km =3.3 mi, 
12°
• Rhodhiss
25.4 km =15.8 mi, 70°
• Rutherford College
16.7 km =10.4 mi, 70°
• Sawmills
24.5 km =15.2 mi, 
55°
• Valdese
13 km =8.1 mi, 68°
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
