Administrative division(s):

• Level 1: Virginia
• Level 2: City of Galax

Current local time in Galax:

11:27 AM, Thursday
Difference from your time zone: hours

Galax on map:^[1]

Galax GPS coordinates^[2]

36° 39' 40.464" North, 80° 55' 26.292" West

Map corner	latitude	longitude
Upper-left	37.2232°,	-81.6271°
Center:	36.66124°,	-80.92397°
Lower-right:	36.09515°,	-80.22085°
Map W x H:	125.4×125.4 km	= 77.9×77.9mi

max Lat:	71.29058°   ⇑67.5% North
Galax:	36.66124°
min Lat:	⇓32.5% South 19.06759°

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min Long	Galax	max Long
-171.73463°	-80.92397°	-66.98998°
W 69.6%⇐		⇒30.4% E

Elevation

Elevation of Galax is 723 m = 2372 ft, and this is 428.2 m = 1405 ft above average elevation for this country.

Max E:	3189 m = 10463 ft	8.8%
Galax	723 m 2372 ft
Avg.	294.8 m = 967 ft
Min E:	-60 m = -197 ft	91.2%

See also: United States elevation on elevation.city.

Geographical zone

Galax is located in North temperate zone (between Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle). Distance of this Northern Tropic circle is 1470.4 km =913.7 mi to South.

Distance of	km	miles	from Galax
North Pole	5930.7	3685.2	to North
Arctic Circle	3324.8	2065.9	to North
Tropic Cancer	1470.4	913.7	to South
Equator	4076.3	2532.9	to South

Nearby cities:

15 places around Galax: (largest is in red/bold)

• Cana 23.9 km =14.9 mi, 109°
• Dobson 34.6 km =21.5 mi, 148°
• Flat Rock 35.7 km =22.2 mi, 117°
• Fort Chiswell 31.8 km =19.8 mi, 357°
• Hillsville 20.3 km =12.6 mi, 56°
• Independence 20.9 km =13 mi, 258°
• Ivanhoe 20.3 km =12.6 mi, 349°
• Max Meadows 34.5 km =21.4 mi, 356°
• Mount Airy 33.5 km =20.8 mi, 122°
• Sparta 24.7 km =15.3 mi, 225°
• Thurmond 32.8 km =20.4 mi, 180°
• Toast 32 km =19.9 mi, 123°
• White Plains 35.3 km =21.9 mi, 132°
• Woodlawn 11.3 km =7 mi, 52°
• Wytheville 35 km =21.7 mi, 335°

In other languages:

• In Russian: Гейлакс
• In Chinese: 蓋拉克斯