Sar-e Pul Geographic coordinates

Sar-e Pul is in Sar-e Pol Province, Afghanistan, at latitude 36.21544 and longitude 65.93249. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 636 m above sea level.

Flag of Afghanistan Sar-e Pol Province, Afghanistan Northern · Eastern Hemisphere
Decimal coordinates Simple standard

36.21544, 65.93249

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

36.2154° N 65.9325° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

36°12'55.6'' N 65°55'57'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

41S 763613 4011832

Plus Code Open Location Code

8J876W8J+5X

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

tqqyh2fd4

Latitude and longitude of Sar-e Pul

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 36.21544 65.93249
Decimal Degrees (DD) 36.2154° N 65.9325° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 36°12'55.6'' N 65°55'57'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 36°12.926' N 65°55.949' E

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36.2154° N 65.9325° E
Sar-e Pul Parallel and meridian of Sar-e Pul Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Sar-e Pul

Distance to the equator 4,027 km (2,502 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 5,791 km (3,598 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 5,980 km (3,716 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 14,034 km (8,720 mi)
Elevation 636 m (2,087 ft)
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Sar-e Pul lies near the same parallel as cities like Tokyo (Japan) and on the same meridian as cities like Tyumen (Russia).

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About geographic coordinates

The geographic coordinate system enables any place in the world to be located using its latitude and longitude. The latitude is the position relative to the equator, specifying the north-south position. The longitude specifies the east-west position measured from a reference meridian (usually the Greenwich Prime Meridian). The latitude and longitude of Sar-e Pul have been calculated based on the geodetic datum WGS84.

Besides latitude and longitude, there are other systems to express a location: UTM coordinates divide the world into 60 zones and express positions in meters; the Plus Code is an open short code used by Google Maps; and the geohash is a compact format widely used in software applications.

All formats correspond to the same reference point at the center of Sar-e Pul: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

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