Rock Island geodata
Rock Island (Illinois) is a seat of a second-order administrative division; located in United States in America/Chicago (GMT-6) time zone. With population of 38,620 people, there are 1253 cities with bigger population in this country. Compared to other cities in United States, 70.9% of cities are located further ↓South; 61.1% of cities are located further →East and 56.4% of cities have higher elevation than Rock Island. Note1
Administrative division(s):
- Level 1: Illinois
- Level 2: Rock Island County
- Level 3: Township of Rock Island
Rock Island GPS coordinates[2]
41° 30' 34.128" North, 90° 34' 43.5" West
| Map corner | latitude | longitude |
|---|---|---|
| Upper-left | 42.03387°, | -91.28188° |
| Center: | 41.50948°, | -90.57875° |
| Lower-right: | 40.98081°, | -89.87563° |
| Map W x H: | 117.1×117.1 km | = 72.8×72.8mi |
| max Lat: | 71.29058° ⇑29.1% North |
| Rock Island: | 41.50948° |
| min Lat: | ⇓70.9% South 19.06759° |
| min Long | Rock Island | max Long |
| -171.73463° | -90.57875° | -66.98998° |
| W 38.9%⇐ | ⇒61.1% E |
Elevation
Elevation of Rock Island is 174 m = 571 ft, and this is 120.8 m = 396 ft below average elevation for this country.
| Max E: |
3189 m = 10463 ft | 56.4% |
| Avg. | 294.8 m = 967 ft | |
| Rock Island | 174 m = 571 ft | |
Min E: |
-60 m = -197 ft | 43.6% |
See also: United States elevation on elevation.city.
Geographical zone
Rock Island is located in North temperate zone (between Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle). Distance of this Northern Tropic circle is 2009.5 km =1248.6 mi to South.| Distance of | km | miles | from Rock Island |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Pole | 5391.6 | 3350.2 | to North |
| Arctic Circle | 2785.8 | 1731 | to North |
| Tropic Cancer | 2009.5 | 1248.6 | to South |
| Equator | 4615.4 | 2867.9 | to South |
Nearby cities:
15 places around Rock Island: (largest is in red/bold)
• Andalusia
14 km =8.7 mi, 
235°
• Bettendorf
5.5 km =3.4 mi, 
72°
• Blue Grass
15.6 km =9.7 mi, 
269°
• Buffalo
13.4 km =8.3 mi, 243°
• Carbon Cliff
15.7 km =9.8 mi, 
95°
• Coal Valley
13.3 km =8.3 mi, 
132°
• Coyne Center
11.8 km =7.3 mi, 
172°
• Davenport
1.6 km =1 mi, 
3°
• East Moline
11.2 km =7 mi, 
94°
• Eldridge
16.5 km =10.3 mi, 
358°
• Hampton
15 km =9.3 mi, 69°
• Milan
6.3 km =3.9 mi, 174°
• Moline
5.3 km =3.3 mi, 93°
• Oak Grove
11 km =6.8 mi, 
176°
• Silvis
13.6 km =8.5 mi, 88°
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
