Blagoevgrad Geographic coordinates

Blagoevgrad is in Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria, at latitude 42.01457 and longitude 23.09804. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 408 m above sea level.

Flag of Bulgaria Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria Northern · Eastern Hemisphere
Decimal coordinates Simple standard

42.01457, 23.09804

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

42.0146° N 23.098° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

42°0'52.5'' N 23°5'52.9'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

34T 673719 4653523

Plus Code Open Location Code

8GJ5237X+R6

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

sx2rj8e2x

Latitude and longitude of Blagoevgrad

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 42.01457 23.09804
Decimal Degrees (DD) 42.0146° N 23.098° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 42°0'52.5'' N 23°5'52.9'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 42°0.874' N 23°5.882' E

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42.0146° N 23.098° E
Blagoevgrad Parallel and meridian of Blagoevgrad Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Blagoevgrad

Distance to the equator 4,672 km (2,903 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 1,902 km (1,182 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 5,335 km (3,315 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 14,679 km (9,121 mi)
Elevation 408 m (1,339 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Blagoevgrad

Blagoevgrad lies near the same parallel as cities like Chicago (United States) and on the same meridian as cities like Athens (Greece).

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

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