Anderlecht Geographic coordinates

Anderlecht is in Brussels Capital, Belgium, at latitude 50.83619 and longitude 4.31454. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, near sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

50.83619, 4.31454

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

50.8362° N 4.3145° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

50°50'10.3'' N 4°18'52.3'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

31U 592564 5632432

Plus Code Open Location Code

9F26R8P7+FR

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

u1514nmy2

Latitude and longitude of Anderlecht

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 50.83619 4.31454
Decimal Degrees (DD) 50.8362° N 4.3145° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 50°50'10.3'' N 4°18'52.3'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 50°50.171' N 4°18.872' E

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50.8362° N 4.3145° E
Anderlecht Parallel and meridian of Anderlecht Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Anderlecht

Distance to the equator 5,652 km (3,512 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 303 km (188 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 4,355 km (2,706 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 15,660 km (9,730 mi)
Elevation 27 m (89 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Anderlecht

Anderlecht lies near the same parallel as cities like London (United Kingdom) and near the same meridian as cities like Lagos (Nigeria).

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

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