Amherst geodata
Amherst (Massachusetts) is a populated place; located in United States in America/New_York (GMT-5) time zone. With population of 39,833 people, there are 1213 cities with bigger population in this country. Compared to other cities in United States, 78.7% of cities are located further ↓South; 94.8% of cities are located further ←West and 73.7% of cities have higher elevation than Amherst. Note1
Administrative division(s):
- Level 1: Massachusetts
- Level 2: Hampshire County
- Level 3: Town of Amherst
Amherst on map:[1]
Amherst GPS coordinates[2]
42° 22' 2.028" North, 72° 31' 6.672" West
Map corner | latitude | longitude |
---|---|---|
Upper-left | 42.88458°, | -73.22165° |
Center: | 42.36723°, | -72.51852° |
Lower-right: | 41.84559°, | -71.8154° |
Map W x H: | 115.5×115.5 km | = 71.8×71.8mi |
max Lat: | 71.29058° ⇑21.3% North |
Amherst: | 42.36723° |
min Lat: | ⇓78.7% South 19.06759° |
min Long | Amherst | max Long |
-171.73463° | -72.51852° | -66.98998° |
W 94.8%⇐ | ⇒5.2% E |
Elevation
Elevation of Amherst is 79 m = 259 ft, and this is 215.8 m = 708 ft below average elevation for this country.
Max E: |
3189 m = 10463 ft | 73.7% |
Avg. | 294.8 m = 967 ft | |
Amherst | 79 m = 259 ft | |
Min E: |
-60 m = -197 ft | 26.3% |
See also: United States elevation on elevation.city.
Geographical zone
Amherst is located in North temperate zone (between Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle). Distance of this Northern Tropic circle is 2104.9 km =1307.9 mi to South.Distance of | km | miles | from Amherst |
---|---|---|---|
North Pole | 5296.3 | 3291 | to North |
Arctic Circle | 2690.4 | 1671.7 | to North |
Tropic Cancer | 2104.9 | 1307.9 | to South |
Equator | 4710.8 | 2927.2 | to South |
Nearby cities:
15 places around Amherst: (largest is in red/bold)
• Amherst Center
0.9 km =0.6 mi, 356°
• Belchertown
13.9 km =8.6 mi, 136°
• Easthampton
16.7 km =10.4 mi, 227°
• Granby
12.3 km =7.6 mi, 179°
• Hadley
6.4 km =4 mi, 243°
• Hatfield
6.6 km =4.1 mi, 273°
• Leverett
9.5 km =5.9 mi, 8°
• North Amherst
4.9 km =3 mi, 348°
• Northampton
11.1 km =6.9 mi, 245°
• Pelham
9.9 km =6.2 mi, 73°
• Shutesbury
13.3 km =8.3 mi, 41°
• South Amherst
3.2 km =2 mi, 159°
• South Deerfield
14.3 km =8.9 mi, 329°
• South Hadley
12.9 km =8 mi, 200°
• Whately
12.5 km =7.8 mi, 310°
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