Administrative division(s):

• Level 1: Massachusetts
• Level 2: Essex County
• Level 3: City of Salem

Current local time in Salem:

05:42 PM, Thursday
Difference from your time zone: hours

Salem on map:^[1]

Salem GPS coordinates^[2]

42° 31' 10.344" North, 70° 53' 48.192" West

Map corner	latitude	longitude
Upper-left	43.03563°,	-71.59985°
Center:	42.51954°,	-70.89672°
Lower-right:	41.99916°,	-70.1936°
Map W x H:	115.2×115.2 km	= 71.6×71.6mi

max Lat:	71.29058°   ⇑20.1% North
Salem:	42.51954°
min Lat:	⇓79.9% South 19.06759°

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min Long	Salem	max Long
-171.73463°	-70.89672°	-66.98998°
W 97.8%⇐		⇒2.2% E

Elevation

Elevation of Salem is 9 m = 30 ft, and this is 285.8 m = 938 ft below average elevation for this country.

Max E:	3189 m = 10463 ft	94.8%
Avg.	294.8 m = 967 ft
Salem	9 m = 30 ft
Min E:	-60 m = -197 ft	5.2%

See also: Salem elevation on elevation.city.

Geographical zone

Salem is located in North temperate zone (between Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle). Distance of this Northern Tropic circle is 2121.8 km =1318.4 mi to South.

Distance of	km	miles	from Salem
North Pole	5279.3	3280.4	to North
Arctic Circle	2673.4	1661.2	to North
Tropic Cancer	2121.8	1318.4	to South
Equator	4727.7	2937.7	to South

Nearby cities:

15 places around Salem: (largest is in red/bold)

• Beverly 4.5 km =2.8 mi, 17°
• Beverly Cove 5.2 km =3.2 mi, 43°
• Danvers 6.8 km =4.2 mi, 336°
• Lynn 7.3 km =4.5 mi, 216°
• Lynnfield 12.6 km =7.8 mi, 279°
• Manchester-by-the-Sea 12.3 km =7.6 mi, 58°
• Marblehead 3.9 km =2.4 mi, 124°
• Middleton 12.9 km =8 mi, 310°
• Nahant 10.5 km =6.5 mi, 189°
• Peabody 2.8 km =1.7 mi, 289°
• Saugus 11.1 km =6.9 mi, 236°
• South Peabody 4.5 km =2.8 mi, 255°
• Swampscott 5.7 km =3.5 mi, 197°
• Topsfield 13.8 km =8.6 mi, 341°
• Wenham 9.4 km =5.8 mi, 2°

In other languages:

• In Russian: Салем, Сейлем
• In Chinese: 塞勒姆