Des Moines geodata
Des Moines (Iowa) is a seat of a first-order administrative division; located in United States in America/Chicago (GMT-5) time zone. With population of 210,330 people, there are 115 cities with bigger population in this country. Compared to other cities in United States, 71.8% of cities are located further ↓South; 67.8% of cities are located further →East and 65.4% of cities have lower elevation than Des Moines. Note1
Des Moines GPS coordinates[2]
41° 36' 1.944" North, 93° 36' 32.796" West
| Map corner | latitude | longitude |
|---|---|---|
| Upper-left | 42.12419°, | -94.31224° |
| Center: | 41.60054°, | -93.60911° |
| Lower-right: | 41.07261°, | -92.90599° |
| Map W x H: | 116.9×116.9 km | = 72.6×72.6mi |
| max Lat: | 71.29058° ⇑28.2% North |
| Des Moines: | 41.60054° |
| min Lat: | ⇓71.8% South 19.06759° |
| min Long | Des Moines | max Long |
| -171.73463° | -93.60911° | -66.98998° |
| W 32.2%⇐ | ⇒67.8% E |
Elevation
Elevation of Des Moines is 264 m = 866 ft, and this is 30.8 m = 101 ft below average elevation for this country.
| Max E: |
3189 m = 10463 ft | 34.6% |
| Avg. | 294.8 m = 967 ft | |
| Des Moines | 264 m = 866 ft | |
Min E: |
-60 m = -197 ft | 65.4% |
See also: Des Moines elevation on elevation.city.
Geographical zone
Des Moines is located in North temperate zone (between Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle). Distance of this Northern Tropic circle is 2019.6 km =1254.9 mi to South.| Distance of | km | miles | from Des Moines |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Pole | 5381.5 | 3343.9 | to North |
| Arctic Circle | 2775.6 | 1724.7 | to North |
| Tropic Cancer | 2019.6 | 1254.9 | to South |
| Equator | 4625.5 | 2874.2 | to South |
Nearby cities:
15 places around Des Moines: (largest is in red/bold)
• Altoona
12.9 km =8 mi, 
68°
• Ankeny
14.4 km =8.9 mi, 
1°
• Bondurant
16.5 km =10.3 mi, 
47°
• Carlisle
14.8 km =9.2 mi, 
138°
• Clive
9.6 km =6 mi, 
271°
• Grimes
18 km =11.2 mi, 
302°
• Johnston
10.9 km =6.8 mi, 
317°
• Mitchellville
22.2 km =13.8 mi, 70°
• Norwalk
15.1 km =9.4 mi, 
202°
• Pleasant Hill
7.6 km =4.7 mi, 
104°
• Polk City
20.9 km =13 mi, 
335°
• Saylorville
8.8 km =5.5 mi, 
348°
• Urbandale
9 km =5.6 mi, 
288°
• West Des Moines
8.9 km =5.5 mi, 
253°
• Windsor Heights
8.3 km =5.2 mi, 267°
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
