Administrative division(s):

• Level 1: New York
• Level 2: Erie County
• Level 3: Town of Amherst

Current local time in Amherst:

10:06 AM, Thursday
Difference from your time zone: hours

Amherst on map:^[1]

Amherst GPS coordinates^[2]

42° 58' 42.204" North, 78° 47' 59.136" West

Map corner	latitude	longitude
Upper-left	43.49065°,	-79.50289°
Center:	42.97839°,	-78.79976°
Lower-right:	42.46183°,	-78.09664°
Map W x H:	114.4×114.4 km	= 71.1×71.1mi

max Lat:	71.29058°   ⇑16.9% North
Amherst:	42.97839°
min Lat:	⇓83.1% South 19.06759°

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min Long	Amherst	max Long
-171.73463°	-78.79976°	-66.98998°
W 76.3%⇐		⇒23.7% E

Elevation

Elevation of Amherst is 182 m = 597 ft, and this is 112.8 m = 370 ft below average elevation for this country.

Max E:	3189 m = 10463 ft	54.5%
Avg.	294.8 m = 967 ft
Amherst	182 m = 597 ft
Min E:	-60 m = -197 ft	45.5%

See also: Amherst 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 2172.8 km =1350.1 mi to South.

Distance of	km	miles	from Amherst
North Pole	5228.3	3248.7	to North
Arctic Circle	2622.4	1629.5	to North
Tropic Cancer	2172.8	1350.1	to South
Equator	4778.7	2969.3	to South

Nearby cities:

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

• Buffalo 12.1 km =7.5 mi, 212°
• Cheektowaga 9.1 km =5.7 mi, 156°
• Clarence Center 13.7 km =8.5 mi, 74°
• Depew 12 km =7.5 mi, 133°
• Eggertsville 1.7 km =1.1 mi, 191°
• Grand Island 14.6 km =9.1 mi, 294°
• Grandyle Village 12.8 km =8 mi, 279°
• Harris Hill 10.1 km =6.3 mi, 98°
• Kenmore 5.9 km =3.7 mi, 256°
• Lancaster 13.6 km =8.5 mi, 129°
• North Tonawanda 8.5 km =5.3 mi, 321°
• Sloan 9.5 km =5.9 mi, 177°
• Tonawanda 8 km =5 mi, 305°
• West Seneca 14.3 km =8.9 mi, 179°
• Williamsville 5.3 km =3.3 mi, 107°

In other languages:

• In Russian: Амхерст