Amherst, United States
Facts and figures on Amherst at a glance
Name: Amherst (Amherst)Status: Place
Region name (Level 3): Township of Smoky Creek
Region name (Level 2): Burke County
Region name (Level 1): North Carolina
Country: United States
Continent: North America
Amherst is located in the region of North Carolina. North Carolina's capital Raleigh (Raleigh) is approximately 267 km / 166 mi away from Amherst (as the crow flies). The distance from Amherst to United States's capital Washington (Washington) is approximately 530 km / 330 mi (as the crow flies).
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| Place | Status | Population | Region |
| Amherst Amherst | Place | - | North Carolina North Carolina |
Map of Amherst
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| Place name | Region name Level 3 | Region name Level 2 | Region name Level 1 | Country | Continent |
| Amherst Amherst | Township of Smoky Creek Township of Smoky Creek | Burke County Burke County | North Carolina North Carolina | United States | North America |
Time in Amherst
| Current time | Summer time (DST) | Standard time | Current timezone offset | Timezone |
| Tue, 14 May 2024 - 2:57pm (14:57h) | In effect (+1 hour) | Tue, 14 May 2024 - 1:57pm (13:57h) | GMT UTC -4.0 | America/New_York |
Geographic coordinates of Amherst
| Position | Latitude (width) | Longitude (length) |
| Show on map | 35°47'56.5"N (35.7990200°) | 81°35'46.4"W (-81.5962100°) |
Distances from Amherst
| To equator (0° lat) | To prime meridian (0° lon) | To the largest places |
| 3,969 km north of the equator | 7,133 km west of the prime meridian | Distances from Amherst |
Places around Amherst
4 places found within 5 km around Amherst. You can expand the radius of your search: 10 km15 km| Place | Population | Distance | Route |
| Lovelady (historical) Lovelady (historical) | - | 2.6 km 1.6 mi | show |
| Smokey Creek Smokey Creek | - | 3.1 km 1.9 mi | show |
| Drexel Drexel | 1,866 | 4.6 km 2.9 mi | show |
| Rambling Acres Rambling Acres | - | 4.9 km 3.1 mi | show |
Airports around Amherst
2 airports found within 15 km around Amherst. You can expand the radius of your search: 50 km100 km| Airport | Code | Distance | Route |
| Foothills Regional Airport Foothills Regional Airport | KMRN, MRN | 3.0 km 1.8 mi | show |
| Silver Creek Airport Silver Creek Airport | - | 14.6 km 9.1 mi | show |