Rapid City geodata
Rapid City (South Dakota) is a seat of a second-order administrative division; located in United States in America/Denver (GMT-6) time zone. With population of 73,569 people, there are 559 cities with bigger population in this country. Compared to other cities in United States, 88.7% of cities are located further ↓South; 82.4% of cities are located further →East and 93.3% of cities have lower elevation than Rapid City. Note1
Administrative division(s):
- Level 1: South Dakota
- Level 2: Pennington County
- Level 3: City of Rapid City
Rapid City GPS coordinates[2]
44° 4' 49.944" North, 103° 13' 51.636" West
| Map corner | latitude | longitude |
|---|---|---|
| Upper-left | 44.58348°, | -103.93414° |
| Center: | 44.08054°, | -103.23101° |
| Lower-right: | 43.57329°, | -102.52789° |
| Map W x H: | 112.3×112.3 km | = 69.8×69.8mi |
| max Lat: | 71.29058° ⇑11.3% North |
| Rapid City: | 44.08054° |
| min Lat: | ⇓88.7% South 19.06759° |
| min Long | Rapid City | max Long |
| -171.73463° | -103.23101° | -66.98998° |
| W 17.6%⇐ | ⇒82.4% E |
Elevation
Elevation of Rapid City is 990 m = 3248 ft, and this is 695.2 m = 2281 ft above average elevation for this country.
| Max E: |
3189 m = 10463 ft | 6.7% |
| Rapid City | 990 m 3248 ft | |
| Avg. | 294.8 m = 967 ft | |
Min E: |
-60 m = -197 ft | 93.3% |
See also: Rapid City elevation on elevation.city.
Geographical zone
Rapid City is located in North temperate zone (between Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle). Distance of this Northern Tropic circle is 2295.4 km =1426.3 mi to South.| Distance of | km | miles | from Rapid City |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Pole | 5105.8 | 3172.6 | to North |
| Arctic Circle | 2499.9 | 1553.4 | to North |
| Tropic Cancer | 2295.4 | 1426.3 | to South |
| Equator | 4901.3 | 3045.5 | to South |
Nearby cities:
15 places around Rapid City: (largest is in red/bold)
• Ashland Heights
10.1 km =6.3 mi, 
57°
• Blackhawk
10 km =6.2 mi, 
321°
• Box Elder
13.5 km =8.4 mi, 
74°
• Colonial Pine Hills
10.5 km =6.5 mi, 
219°
• Custer
45.7 km =28.4 mi, 220°
• Deadwood
51.6 km =32.1 mi, 
309°
• Green Valley
10.8 km =6.7 mi, 
117°
• Hill City
32.1 km =19.9 mi, 
239°
• Johnson Siding
16.5 km =10.3 mi, 
271°
• Lead
52.2 km =32.4 mi, 305°
• New Underwood
31.6 km =19.6 mi, 
87°
• Piedmont
21 km =13 mi, 323°
• Rapid Valley
7.1 km =4.4 mi, 
106°
• Sturgis
42.8 km =26.6 mi, 
328°
• Summerset
15.1 km =9.4 mi, 323°
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
