Administrative division(s):

• Level 1: Michigan
• Level 2: Calhoun County
• Level 3: Township of Athens

Current local time in Athens:

06:16 AM, Friday
Difference from your time zone: hours

Athens on map:^[1]

Athens GPS coordinates^[2]

42° 5' 19.176" North, 85° 14' 4.956" West

Map corner	latitude	longitude
Upper-left	42.60831°,	-85.93784°
Center:	42.08866°,	-85.23471°
Lower-right:	41.56472°,	-84.53159°
Map W x H:	116×116 km	= 72.1×72.1mi

max Lat:	71.29058°   ⇑23.6% North
Athens:	42.08866°
min Lat:	⇓76.4% South 19.06759°

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min Long	Athens	max Long
-171.73463°	-85.23471°	-66.98998°
W 55.3%⇐		⇒44.7% E

Elevation

Elevation of Athens is 273 m = 896 ft, and this is 21.8 m = 72 ft below average elevation for this country.

Max E:	3189 m = 10463 ft	32.6%
Avg.	294.8 m = 967 ft
Athens	273 m = 896 ft
Min E:	-60 m = -197 ft	67.4%

See also: United States elevation on elevation.city.

Geographical zone

Athens is located in North temperate zone (between Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle). Distance of this Northern Tropic circle is 2073.9 km =1288.7 mi to South.

Distance of	km	miles	from Athens
North Pole	5327.2	3310.2	to North
Arctic Circle	2721.4	1691	to North
Tropic Cancer	2073.9	1288.7	to South
Equator	4679.8	2907.9	to South

Nearby cities:

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

• Augusta 29.2 km =18.1 mi, 340°
• Battle Creek 25.8 km =16 mi, 10°
• Bronson 24.3 km =15.1 mi, 172°
• Brownlee Park 26.7 km =16.6 mi, 16°
• Burr Oak 27.7 km =17.2 mi, 194°
• Climax 18.6 km =11.6 mi, 333°
• Coldwater 25.4 km =15.8 mi, 130°
• Colon 16.3 km =10.1 mi, 207°
• Galesburg 26.9 km =16.7 mi, 325°
• Lakeview 23.4 km =14.5 mi, 4°
• Mendon 20 km =12.4 mi, 242°
• Springfield 26.4 km =16.4 mi, 359°
• Tekonsha 20.5 km =12.7 mi, 88°
• Union City 8.5 km =5.3 mi, 106°
• Vicksburg 24.8 km =15.4 mi, 278°