Ketchikan geodata
Ketchikan (Alaska) is a seat of a second-order administrative division; located in United States in America/Sitka (GMT-9) time zone. With population of 8,197 people, there are 5192 cities with bigger population in this country. Compared to other cities in United States, 99.5% of cities are located further ↓South; 98.8% of cities are located further →East and 98.1% of cities have higher elevation than Ketchikan. Note1
Ketchikan on map:[1]
Ketchikan GPS coordinates[2]
55° 20' 30.48" North, 131° 38' 51.252" West
Map corner | latitude | longitude |
---|---|---|
Upper-left | 55.73964°, | -132.3507° |
Center: | 55.3418°, | -131.64757° |
Lower-right: | 54.93993°, | -130.94445° |
Map W x H: | 88.9×88.9 km | = 55.2×55.2mi |
max Lat: | 71.29058° ⇑0.5% North |
Ketchikan: | 55.3418° |
min Lat: | ⇓99.5% South 19.06759° |
min Long | Ketchikan | max Long |
-171.73463° | -131.64757° | -66.98998° |
W 1.2%⇐ | ⇒98.8% E |
Elevation
Elevation of Ketchikan is 5 m = 16 ft, and this is 289.8 m = 951 ft below average elevation for this country.
Max E: |
3189 m = 10463 ft | 98.1% |
Avg. | 294.8 m = 967 ft | |
Ketchikan | 5 m = 16 ft | |
Min E: |
-60 m = -197 ft | 1.9% |
See also: United States elevation on elevation.city.
Geographical zone
Ketchikan is located in North temperate zone (between Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle). Distance of this North polar circle is 1247.7 km =775.3 mi to North.Distance of | km | miles | from Ketchikan |
---|---|---|---|
North Pole | 3853.6 | 2394.5 | to North |
Arctic Circle | 1247.7 | 775.3 | to North |
Tropic Cancer | 3547.5 | 2204.3 | to South |
Equator | 6153.4 | 3823.5 | to South |
Nearby cities:
6 places around Ketchikan: (largest is in red/bold)
• Craig
95.9 km =59.6 mi, 278°
• Kake
230.8 km =143.4 mi, 321°
• Klawock
94.3 km =58.6 mi, 284°
• Metlakatla
24.2 km =15 mi, 169°
• Petersburg
182.6 km =113.5 mi, 333°
• Wrangell
133.5 km =83 mi, 340°
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