Administrative division(s):

• Level 1: Alaska
• Level 2: Matanuska-Susitna Borough

Current local time in Houston:

08:17 PM, Thursday
Difference from your time zone: hours

Houston on map:^[1]

Houston GPS coordinates^[2]

61° 37' 49.008" North, 149° 49' 5.016" West

Map corner	latitude	longitude
Upper-left	61.96258°,	-150.52119°
Center:	61.63028°,	-149.81806°
Lower-right:	61.29438°,	-149.11494°
Map W x H:	74.3×74.3 km	= 46.2×46.2mi

max Lat:	71.29058°   ⇑0.2% North
Houston:	61.63028°
min Lat:	⇓99.8% South 19.06759°

^Note1

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min Long	Houston	max Long
-171.73463°	-149.81806°	-66.98998°
W 0.9%⇐		⇒99.1% E

Elevation

Elevation of Houston is 75 m = 246 ft, and this is 219.8 m = 721 ft below average elevation for this country.

Max E:	3189 m = 10463 ft	74.4%
Avg.	294.8 m = 967 ft
Houston	75 m = 246 ft
Min E:	-60 m = -197 ft	25.6%

See also: United States elevation on elevation.city.

Geographical zone

Houston is located in North temperate zone (between Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle). Distance of this North polar circle is 548.5 km =340.8 mi to North.

Distance of	km	miles	from Houston
North Pole	3154.4	1960.1	to North
Arctic Circle	548.5	340.8	to North
Tropic Cancer	4246.7	2638.8	to South
Equator	6852.6	4258	to South

Nearby cities:

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

• Big Lake 14.1 km =8.8 mi, 210°
• Buffalo Soapstone 39.1 km =24.3 mi, 75°
• Butte 42.7 km =26.5 mi, 103°
• Eagle River 36.8 km =22.9 mi, 158°
• Farm Loop 35.7 km =22.2 mi, 88°
• Fishhook 33.2 km =20.6 mi, 67°
• Gateway 31.2 km =19.4 mi, 101°
• Knik-Fairview 17.4 km =10.8 mi, 138°
• Lakes 27 km =16.8 mi, 95°
• Meadow Lakes 11.5 km =7.1 mi, 93°
• Palmer 37.3 km =23.2 mi, 95°
• Point MacKenzie 31.3 km =19.4 mi, 195°
• Tanaina 20.6 km =12.8 mi, 91°
• Wasilla 20.7 km =12.9 mi, 105°
• Willow 17.4 km =10.8 mi, 318°

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• In Russian: Хьюстон