Administrative division(s):

• Level 1: Alaska
• Level 2: Nome Census Area

Current local time in Shishmaref:

10:26 AM, Thursday
Difference from your time zone: hours

Shishmaref on map:^[1]

Shishmaref GPS coordinates^[2]

66° 15' 22.356" North, 166° 4' 20.244" West

Map corner	latitude	longitude
Upper-left	66.53774°,	-166.77542°
Center:	66.25621°,	-166.07229°
Lower-right:	65.9715°,	-165.36917°
Map W x H:	63×63 km	= 39.1×39.1mi

max Lat:	71.29058°   ⇑0% North
Shishmaref:	66.25621°
min Lat:	⇓100% South 19.06759°

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min Long	Shishmaref	max Long
-171.73463°	-166.07229°	-66.98998°
W 0%⇐		⇒100% E

Elevation

Elevation of Shishmaref is 1 m = 3 ft, and this is 293.8 m = 964 ft below average elevation for this country.

Max E:	3189 m = 10463 ft	99.6%
Avg.	294.8 m = 967 ft
Shishmaref	1 m = 3 ft
Min E:	-60 m = -197 ft	0.4%

See also: United States elevation on elevation.city.

Geographical zone

Shishmaref is located in North temperate zone (between Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle). Distance of this North polar circle is 34.2 km =21.3 mi to North.

Distance of	km	miles	from Shishmaref
North Pole	2640.1	1640.5	to North
Arctic Circle	34.2	21.3	to North
Tropic Cancer	4761.1	2958.4	to South
Equator	7367	4577.6	to South

Nearby cities:

6 places around Shishmaref: (largest is in red/bold)

• Alakanuk 402.7 km =250.2 mi, 170°
• Emmonak 393.8 km =244.7 mi, 169°
• Kotzebue 169.3 km =105.2 mi, 65°
• Noatak 199.3 km =123.8 mi, 42°
• Nome 197.6 km =122.8 mi, 171°
• Point Hope 234.4 km =145.6 mi, 353°

In other languages:

• In Russian: Шишмарёв
• In Chinese: 希什马廖夫