Speightstown Geographic coordinates

Speightstown is in Saint Peter, Barbados, at latitude 13.25072 and longitude -59.64396. It lies in the northern and western hemispheres, near sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

13.25072, -59.64396

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

13.2507° N 59.644° W

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

13°15'2.6'' N 59°38'38.3'' W

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

21P 213484 1466378

Plus Code Open Location Code

78527924+7C

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

ddme6u0x4

Latitude and longitude of Speightstown

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 13.25072 -59.64396
Decimal Degrees (DD) 13.2507° N 59.644° W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 13°15'2.6'' N 59°38'38.3'' W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 13°15.043' N 59°38.638' W

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13.2507° N 59.644° W
Speightstown Parallel and meridian of Speightstown Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Speightstown

Distance to the equator 1,473 km (915 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 6,438 km (4,000 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 8,534 km (5,303 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 11,480 km (7,134 mi)
Elevation 9 m (30 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Speightstown

Speightstown lies near the same parallel as cities like Tegucigalpa (Honduras) and near the same meridian as cities like Manaus (Brazil).

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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 Speightstown 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 Speightstown: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

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