Sterling geodata
Sterling (Massachusetts) is a populated place; located in United States in America/New_York (GMT-4) time zone. With population of 7,384 people, there are 5608 cities with bigger population in this country. Compared to other cities in United States, 79.2% of cities are located further ↓South; 96.1% of cities are located further ←West and 59.5% of cities have higher elevation than Sterling. Note1
Administrative division(s):
- Level 1: Massachusetts
- Level 2: Worcester County
- Level 3: Town of Sterling
Sterling GPS coordinates[2]
42° 26' 15.324" North, 71° 45' 38.268" West
| Map corner | latitude | longitude |
|---|---|---|
| Upper-left | 42.95436°, | -72.46376° |
| Center: | 42.43759°, | -71.76063° |
| Lower-right: | 41.91653°, | -71.05751° |
| Map W x H: | 115.4×115.4 km | = 71.7×71.7mi |
| max Lat: | 71.29058° ⇑20.8% North |
| Sterling: | 42.43759° |
| min Lat: | ⇓79.2% South 19.06759° |
| min Long | Sterling | max Long |
| -171.73463° | -71.76063° | -66.98998° |
| W 96.1%⇐ | ⇒3.9% E |
Elevation
Elevation of Sterling is 157 m = 515 ft, and this is 137.8 m = 452 ft below average elevation for this country.
| Max E: |
3189 m = 10463 ft | 59.5% |
| Avg. | 294.8 m = 967 ft | |
| Sterling | 157 m = 515 ft | |
Min E: |
-60 m = -197 ft | 40.5% |
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 2112.7 km =1312.8 mi to South.| Distance of | km | miles | from Sterling |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Pole | 5288.4 | 3286.1 | to North |
| Arctic Circle | 2682.6 | 1666.9 | to North |
| Tropic Cancer | 2112.7 | 1312.8 | to South |
| Equator | 4718.6 | 2932 | to South |
Nearby cities:
15 places around Sterling: (largest is in red/bold)
• Berlin
11.9 km =7.4 mi, 
121°
• Bolton
12.5 km =7.8 mi, 
92°
• Boylston
6.9 km =4.3 mi, 
137°
• Clinton
6.8 km =4.2 mi, 
109°
• Fitchburg
16.6 km =10.3 mi, 
348°
• Harvard
16.2 km =10.1 mi, 
64°
• Holden
12.7 km =7.9 mi, 
221°
• Lancaster
7.5 km =4.7 mi, 
74°
• Leominster
9.7 km =6 mi, 
0°
• Northborough
16.4 km =10.2 mi, 143°
• Princeton
9.7 km =6 mi, 
277°
• Shirley
14.9 km =9.3 mi, 
37°
• Shrewsbury
16.2 km =10.1 mi, 
166°
• South Lancaster
6.1 km =3.8 mi, 
82°
• West Boylston
8.1 km =5 mi, 
194°
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
