Sparta geodata
Sparta (North Carolina) is a seat of a second-order administrative division; located in United States in America/New_York (GMT-5) time zone. With population of 1,726 people, there are 12826 cities with bigger population in this country. Compared to other cities in United States, 68% of cities are located further ↑North; 69.1% of cities are located further ←West and 92.7% of cities have lower elevation than Sparta. Note1
Administrative division(s):
- Level 1: North Carolina
- Level 2: Alleghany County
- Level 3: Township of Gap Civil
Sparta GPS coordinates[2]
36° 30' 19.476" North, 81° 7' 15.312" West
| Map corner | latitude | longitude |
|---|---|---|
| Upper-left | 37.06852°, | -81.82405° |
| Center: | 36.50541°, | -81.12092° |
| Lower-right: | 35.93818°, | -80.4178° |
| Map W x H: | 125.7×125.7 km | = 78.1×78.1mi |
| max Lat: | 71.29058° ⇑68% North |
| Sparta: | 36.50541° |
| min Lat: | ⇓32% South 19.06759° |
| min Long | Sparta | max Long |
| -171.73463° | -81.12092° | -66.98998° |
| W 69.1%⇐ | ⇒30.9% E |
Elevation
Elevation of Sparta is 890 m = 2920 ft, and this is 595.2 m = 1953 ft above average elevation for this country.
| Max E: |
3189 m = 10463 ft | 7.3% |
| Sparta | 890 m 2920 ft | |
| Avg. | 294.8 m = 967 ft | |
Min E: |
-60 m = -197 ft | 92.7% |
See also: United States elevation on elevation.city.
Geographical zone
Sparta is located in North temperate zone (between Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle). Distance of this Northern Tropic circle is 1453.1 km =902.9 mi to South.| Distance of | km | miles | from Sparta |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Pole | 5948 | 3695.9 | to North |
| Arctic Circle | 3342.2 | 2076.7 | to North |
| Tropic Cancer | 1453.1 | 902.9 | to South |
| Equator | 4059 | 2522.1 | to South |
Nearby cities:
15 places around Sparta: (largest is in red/bold)
• Cricket
37.7 km =23.4 mi, 
189°
• Dobson
37.7 km =23.4 mi, 
108°
• Elkin
37.9 km =23.5 mi, 
139°
• Fairplains
34.2 km =21.3 mi, 
184°
• Galax
24.7 km =15.3 mi, 
45°
• Hays
28.4 km =17.6 mi, 179°
• Independence
13.3 km =8.3 mi, 
347°
• Jefferson
32.9 km =20.4 mi, 
253°
• Jonesville
38.6 km =24 mi, 140°
• Millers Creek
36.7 km =22.8 mi, 
196°
• Mulberry
30 km =18.6 mi, 190°
• Pleasant Hill
34.8 km =21.6 mi, 142°
• Thurmond
23.1 km =14.4 mi, 
131°
• West Jefferson
35.1 km =21.8 mi, 251°
• Woodlawn
35.9 km =22.3 mi, 47°
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
