Sterling geodata
Sterling (Illinois) is a populated place; located in United States in America/Chicago (GMT-6) time zone. With population of 15,057 people, there are 3238 cities with bigger population in this country. Compared to other cities in United States, 73.8% of cities are located further ↓South; 58.2% of cities are located further →East and 51.2% of cities have lower elevation than Sterling. Note1
Administrative division(s):
- Level 1: Illinois
- Level 2: Whiteside County
- Level 3: Township of Sterling
Sterling GPS coordinates[2]
41° 47' 19.104" North, 89° 41' 46.392" West
| Map corner | latitude | longitude |
|---|---|---|
| Upper-left | 42.31075°, | -90.39935° |
| Center: | 41.78864°, | -89.69622° |
| Lower-right: | 41.26224°, | -88.9931° |
| Map W x H: | 116.6×116.6 km | = 72.5×72.5mi |
| max Lat: | 71.29058° ⇑26.2% North |
| Sterling: | 41.78864° |
| min Lat: | ⇓73.8% South 19.06759° |
| min Long | Sterling | max Long |
| -171.73463° | -89.69622° | -66.98998° |
| W 41.8%⇐ | ⇒58.2% E |
Elevation
Elevation of Sterling is 203 m = 666 ft, and this is 91.8 m = 301 ft below average elevation for this country.
| Max E: |
3189 m = 10463 ft | 48.8% |
| Avg. | 294.8 m = 967 ft | |
| Sterling | 203 m = 666 ft | |
Min E: |
-60 m = -197 ft | 51.2% |
See also: United States elevation on elevation.city.
Geographical zone
Sterling is located in North temperate zone (between Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle). Distance of this Northern Tropic circle is 2040.5 km =1267.9 mi to South.| Distance of | km | miles | from Sterling |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Pole | 5360.6 | 3330.9 | to North |
| Arctic Circle | 2754.7 | 1711.7 | to North |
| Tropic Cancer | 2040.5 | 1267.9 | to South |
| Equator | 4646.5 | 2887.2 | to South |
Nearby cities:
15 places around Sterling: (largest is in red/bold)
• Amboy
31.6 km =19.6 mi, 
105°
• Chadwick
29.7 km =18.5 mi, 
327°
• Como
6.4 km =4 mi, 
247°
• Dixon
18.8 km =11.7 mi, 
72°
• Franklin Grove
33.3 km =20.7 mi, 
79°
• Lost Nation
30.5 km =19 mi, 
63°
• Lyndon
20.6 km =12.8 mi, 247°
• Milledgeville
20.5 km =12.7 mi, 
341°
• Morrison
22.4 km =13.9 mi, 
276°
• Palmyra
12.1 km =7.5 mi, 
54°
• Polo
24 km =14.9 mi, 
23°
• Prophetstown
23.8 km =14.8 mi, 
236°
• Rock Falls
1.2 km =0.7 mi, 
148°
• Tampico
19.1 km =11.9 mi, 
202°
• Walnut
27.2 km =16.9 mi, 
161°
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
