West Raleigh geodata
West Raleigh (North Carolina) is a section of populated place; located in United States in America/New_York (GMT-4) time zone. With population of 338,759 people, there are 62 cities with bigger population in this country. Compared to other cities in United States, 71.4% of cities are located further ↑North; 76.6% of cities are located further ←West and 65.8% of cities have higher elevation than West Raleigh. Note1
Administrative division(s):
- Level 1: North Carolina
- Level 2: Wake County
- Level 3: Township of Raleigh
West Raleigh GPS coordinates[2]
35° 47' 12.552" North, 78° 39' 50.004" West
| Map corner | latitude | longitude |
|---|---|---|
| Upper-left | 36.35514°, | -79.36702° |
| Center: | 35.78682°, | -78.66389° |
| Lower-right: | 35.2144°, | -77.96077° |
| Map W x H: | 126.8×126.8 km | = 78.8×78.8mi |
| max Lat: | 71.29058° ⇑71.4% North |
| West Raleigh: | 35.78682° |
| min Lat: | ⇓28.6% South 19.06759° |
| min Long | West Raleigh | max Long |
| -171.73463° | -78.66389° | -66.98998° |
| W 76.6%⇐ | ⇒23.4% E |
Elevation
Elevation of West Raleigh is 124 m = 407 ft, and this is 170.8 m = 560 ft below average elevation for this country.
| Max E: |
3189 m = 10463 ft | 65.8% |
| Avg. | 294.8 m = 967 ft | |
| West Raleigh | 124 m = 407 ft | |
Min E: |
-60 m = -197 ft | 34.2% |
See also: West Raleigh elevation on elevation.city.
Geographical zone
West Raleigh is located in North temperate zone (between Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle). Distance of this Northern Tropic circle is 1373.2 km =853.3 mi to South.| Distance of | km | miles | from West Raleigh |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Pole | 6027.9 | 3745.6 | to North |
| Arctic Circle | 3422.1 | 2126.4 | to North |
| Tropic Cancer | 1373.2 | 853.3 | to South |
| Equator | 3979.1 | 2472.5 | to South |
Nearby cities:
15 places around West Raleigh: (largest is in red/bold)
• Apex
17.9 km =11.1 mi, 
250°
• Archer Lodge
28 km =17.4 mi, 
111°
• Cary
10.6 km =6.6 mi, 
272°
• Clayton
24.1 km =15 mi, 
128°
• Fuquay-Varina
25.7 km =16 mi, 
208°
• Garner
9.5 km =5.9 mi, 
151°
• Green Level
21.7 km =13.5 mi, 268°
• Holly Springs
21.5 km =13.4 mi, 
225°
• Knightdale
16.5 km =10.3 mi, 
89°
• Morrisville
15.1 km =9.4 mi, 
285°
• Raleigh
2.8 km =1.7 mi, 125°
• Rolesville
24 km =14.9 mi, 
50°
• Scotts Mill
20.9 km =13 mi, 251°
• Wake Forest
25.6 km =15.9 mi, 
32°
• Wendell
26.5 km =16.5 mi, 91°
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
