Alta geodata
Alta (California) is a populated place; located in United States in America/Los_Angeles (GMT-8) time zone. With population of 610 people, there are 19583 cities with bigger population in this country. Compared to other cities in United States, 53% of cities are located further ↑North; 93.6% of cities are located further →East and 94% of cities have lower elevation than Alta. Note1
Alta GPS coordinates[2]
39° 12' 23.652" North, 120° 48' 40.788" West
| Map corner | latitude | longitude |
|---|---|---|
| Upper-left | 39.74929°, | -121.51446° |
| Center: | 39.20657°, | -120.81133° |
| Lower-right: | 38.65963°, | -120.10821° |
| Map W x H: | 121.2×121.2 km | = 75.3×75.3mi |
| max Lat: | 71.29058° ⇑53% North |
| Alta: | 39.20657° |
| min Lat: | ⇓47% South 19.06759° |
| min Long | Alta | max Long |
| -171.73463° | -120.81133° | -66.98998° |
| W 6.4%⇐ | ⇒93.6% E |
Elevation
Elevation of Alta is 1101 m = 3612 ft, and this is 806.2 m = 2645 ft above average elevation for this country.
| Max E: |
3189 m = 10463 ft | 6% |
| Alta | 1101 m 3612 ft | |
| Avg. | 294.8 m = 967 ft | |
Min E: |
-60 m = -197 ft | 94% |
See also: United States elevation on elevation.city.
Geographical zone
Alta is located in North temperate zone (between Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle). Distance of this Northern Tropic circle is 1753.4 km =1089.5 mi to South.| Distance of | km | miles | from Alta |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Pole | 5647.7 | 3509.3 | to North |
| Arctic Circle | 3041.8 | 1890.1 | to North |
| Tropic Cancer | 1753.4 | 1089.5 | to South |
| Equator | 4359.4 | 2708.8 | to South |
Nearby cities:
15 places around Alta: (largest is in red/bold)
• Alta Sierra
22.1 km =13.7 mi, 
250°
• Auburn Lake Trails
34.7 km =21.6 mi, 
200°
• Colfax
17 km =10.6 mi, 
226°
• Dobbins
38.6 km =24 mi, 
298°
• Downieville
39.2 km =24.4 mi, 
358°
• Foresthill
20.7 km =12.9 mi, 
181°
• Georgetown
33.4 km =20.8 mi, 184°
• Grass Valley
21.6 km =13.4 mi, 
273°
• Lake Wildwood
33.7 km =20.9 mi, 
275°
• Lake of the Pines
28.1 km =17.5 mi, 228°
• Meadow Vista
29.2 km =18.1 mi, 
218°
• Nevada City
18.8 km =11.7 mi, 
289°
• North Auburn
38.5 km =23.9 mi, 217°
• Penn Valley
32.7 km =20.3 mi, 267°
• Rough and Ready
28.1 km =17.5 mi, 275°
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
