Anchorage geodata
Anchorage (Alaska) is a seat of a second-order administrative division; located in United States in America/Anchorage (GMT-9) time zone. With population of 298,695 people, there are 70 cities with bigger population in this country. Compared to other cities in United States, 99.7% of cities are located further ↓South; 99.1% of cities are located further →East and 90% of cities have higher elevation than Anchorage. Note1
Anchorage GPS coordinates[2]
61° 13' 5.016" North, 149° 54' 1.008" West
| Map corner | latitude | longitude |
|---|---|---|
| Upper-left | 61.55478°, | -150.60341° |
| Center: | 61.21806°, | -149.90028° |
| Lower-right: | 60.8777°, | -149.19716° |
| Map W x H: | 75.3×75.3 km | = 46.8×46.8mi |
| max Lat: | 71.29058° ⇑0.3% North |
| Anchorage: | 61.21806° |
| min Lat: | ⇓99.7% South 19.06759° |
| min Long | Anchorage | max Long |
| -171.73463° | -149.90028° | -66.98998° |
| W 0.9%⇐ | ⇒99.1% E |
Elevation
Elevation of Anchorage is 16 m = 52 ft, and this is 278.8 m = 915 ft below average elevation for this country.
| Max E: |
3189 m = 10463 ft | 90% |
| Avg. | 294.8 m = 967 ft | |
| Anchorage | 16 m = 52 ft | |
Min E: |
-60 m = -197 ft | 10% |
See also: Anchorage elevation on elevation.city.
Geographical zone
Anchorage is located in North temperate zone (between Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle). Distance of this North polar circle is 594.4 km =369.3 mi to North.| Distance of | km | miles | from Anchorage |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Pole | 3200.3 | 1988.6 | to North |
| Arctic Circle | 594.4 | 369.3 | to North |
| Tropic Cancer | 4200.9 | 2610.3 | to South |
| Equator | 6806.8 | 4229.5 | to South |
Nearby cities:
15 places around Anchorage: (largest is in red/bold)
• Big Lake
33.9 km =21.1 mi, 
355°
• Butte
58.6 km =36.4 mi, 
52°
• Eagle River
21.2 km =13.2 mi, 
57°
• Elmendorf Air Force Base
15 km =9.3 mi, 
73°
• Gateway
52.8 km =32.8 mi, 
41°
• Girdwood
50 km =31.1 mi, 
127°
• Houston
46 km =28.6 mi, 
5°
• Knik River
59.2 km =36.8 mi, 62°
• Knik-Fairview
36.4 km =22.6 mi, 
26°
• Lakes
53.5 km =33.2 mi, 36°
• Meadow Lakes
47.9 km =29.8 mi, 
19°
• Point MacKenzie
16.3 km =10.1 mi, 
345°
• Tanaina
51.9 km =32.2 mi, 28°
• Wasilla
47.2 km =29.3 mi, 31°
• Willow
59.3 km =36.8 mi, 352°
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
