Compton geodata
Compton (California) is a populated place; located in United States in America/Los_Angeles (GMT-8) time zone. With population of 98,462 people, there are 359 cities with bigger population in this country. Compared to other cities in United States, 81% of cities are located further ↑North; 91.2% of cities are located further →East and 87% of cities have higher elevation than Compton. Note1
Compton GPS coordinates[2]
33° 53' 45.06" North, 118° 13' 12.252" West
| Map corner | latitude | longitude |
|---|---|---|
| Upper-left | 34.47748°, | -118.9232° |
| Center: | 33.89585°, | -118.22007° |
| Lower-right: | 33.31023°, | -117.51695° |
| Map W x H: | 129.8×129.8 km | = 80.7×80.7mi |
| max Lat: | 71.29058° ⇑81% North |
| Compton: | 33.89585° |
| min Lat: | ⇓19% South 19.06759° |
| min Long | Compton | max Long |
| -171.73463° | -118.22007° | -66.98998° |
| W 8.8%⇐ | ⇒91.2% E |
Elevation
Elevation of Compton is 23 m = 75 ft, and this is 271.8 m = 892 ft below average elevation for this country.
| Max E: |
3189 m = 10463 ft | 87% |
| Avg. | 294.8 m = 967 ft | |
| Compton | 23 m = 75 ft | |
Min E: |
-60 m = -197 ft | 13% |
See also: Compton elevation on elevation.city.
Geographical zone
Compton is located in North temperate zone (between Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle). Distance of this Northern Tropic circle is 1162.9 km =722.6 mi to South.| Distance of | km | miles | from Compton |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Pole | 6238.2 | 3876.2 | to North |
| Arctic Circle | 3632.3 | 2257 | to North |
| Tropic Cancer | 1162.9 | 722.6 | to South |
| Equator | 3768.9 | 2341.9 | to South |
Nearby cities:
15 places around Compton: (largest is in red/bold)
• Carson
9.2 km =5.7 mi, 
218°
• Cudahy
7.9 km =4.9 mi, 
23°
• Downey
9.4 km =5.8 mi, 
58°
• East Rancho Dominguez
2.3 km =1.4 mi, 
83°
• Florence-Graham
8.3 km =5.2 mi, 
344°
• Gardena
8.2 km =5.1 mi, 
264°
• Lakewood
9.2 km =5.7 mi, 
120°
• Lynwood
3.9 km =2.4 mi, 
11°
• Paramount
5.6 km =3.5 mi, 
97°
• South Gate
6.6 km =4.1 mi, 6°
• Walnut Park
8 km =5 mi, 
356°
• West Athens
8.3 km =5.2 mi, 
291°
• West Rancho Dominguez
4.7 km =2.9 mi, 
267°
• Westmont
9.1 km =5.7 mi, 
303°
• Willowbrook
4 km =2.5 mi, 
306°
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
