Map of Amherst, Massachusetts, United States

Amherst is a city in Massachusetts, United States, with a population of about 39,833. It lies at 42.3672°N, 72.5185°W, about 82 m above sea level. Amherst is about 542 km (337 mi) northeast of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Holyoke, 20 km to the southwest.

Amherst at a glance

Where is Amherst?

• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 04 min on the shortest day to 15 h 17 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Amherst

• Holyoke — 20 km southwest
• Chicopee — 25 km south
• Springfield — 30 km south
• Westfield — 33 km southwest
• Enfield — 44 km south
• Worcester — 60 km east
• Pittsfield — 60 km west
• Fitchburg — 63 km east
• Leominster — 65 km east
• East Hartford — 65 km south

Largest cities in Massachusetts

• Boston — 653,833
• Worcester — 206,518
• Springfield — 154,341
• Lowell — 110,699
• Cambridge — 110,402
• New Bedford — 101,079
• Brockton — 95,314
• Fall River — 94,000
• Quincy — 93,618
• Lynn — 92,457

Largest cities in United States

• New York City — 8,804,190
• Los Angeles — 3,820,914
• Brooklyn — 2,736,074
• Chicago — 2,664,452
• Queens — 2,316,841
• Houston — 2,314,157
• Phoenix — 1,650,070
• Philadelphia — 1,573,916
• San Antonio — 1,526,656
• Manhattan — 1,487,536

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Other places named Amherst

• Amherst — New York, United States

Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.