Athens geodata
Athens (Alabama) is a seat of a second-order administrative division; located in United States in America/Chicago (GMT-5) time zone. With population of 24,966 people, there are 2009 cities with bigger population in this country. Compared to other cities in United States, 76.4% of cities are located further ↑North; 50.3% of cities are located further ←West and 54.9% of cities have lower elevation than Athens. Note1
Athens GPS coordinates[2]
34° 48' 8.748" North, 86° 58' 19.884" West
| Map corner | latitude | longitude |
|---|---|---|
| Upper-left | 35.37776°, | -87.67532° |
| Center: | 34.80243°, | -86.97219° |
| Lower-right: | 34.22306°, | -86.26907° |
| Map W x H: | 128.4×128.4 km | = 79.8×79.8mi |
| max Lat: | 71.29058° ⇑76.4% North |
| Athens: | 34.80243° |
| min Lat: | ⇓23.6% South 19.06759° |
| min Long | Athens | max Long |
| -171.73463° | -86.97219° | -66.98998° |
| W 50.3%⇐ | ⇒49.7% E |
Elevation
Elevation of Athens is 218 m = 715 ft, and this is 76.8 m = 252 ft below average elevation for this country.
| Max E: |
3189 m = 10463 ft | 45.1% |
| Avg. | 294.8 m = 967 ft | |
| Athens | 218 m = 715 ft | |
Min E: |
-60 m = -197 ft | 54.9% |
See also: United States elevation on elevation.city.
Geographical zone
Athens is located in North temperate zone (between Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle). Distance of this Northern Tropic circle is 1263.7 km =785.2 mi to South.| Distance of | km | miles | from Athens |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Pole | 6137.4 | 3813.6 | to North |
| Arctic Circle | 3531.5 | 2194.4 | to North |
| Tropic Cancer | 1263.7 | 785.2 | to South |
| Equator | 3869.7 | 2404.5 | to South |
Nearby cities:
15 places around Athens: (largest is in red/bold)
• Ardmore
24 km =14.9 mi, 
28°
• Courtland
34.2 km =21.3 mi, 
244°
• Decatur
21.9 km =13.6 mi, 
182°
• Elkton
28.8 km =17.9 mi, 
15°
• Flint City
31.1 km =19.3 mi, 179°
• Harvest
21.1 km =13.1 mi, 
73°
• Hillsboro
27 km =16.8 mi, 
227°
• Madison
23.4 km =14.5 mi, 
119°
• Minor Hill
32.8 km =20.4 mi, 
329°
• Priceville
31.6 km =19.6 mi, 
167°
• Redstone Arsenal
32.5 km =20.2 mi, 
113°
• Rogersville
29.7 km =18.5 mi, 
275°
• Triana
32.5 km =20.2 mi, 
137°
• Trinity
24.2 km =15 mi, 
206°
• Washington Street Courthouse Annex
0.1 km =0.1 mi, 
287°
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
