Elin Pelin Geographic coordinates

Elin Pelin is in Sofia, Bulgaria, at latitude 42.66667 and longitude 23.6. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 549 m above sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

42.66667, 23.6

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

42.6667° N 23.6° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

42°40'0'' N 23°36'0'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

34T 713070 4727078

Plus Code Open Location Code

8GJ5MH8X+MX

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

sx8f9p0zr

Latitude and longitude of Elin Pelin

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 42.66667 23.6
Decimal Degrees (DD) 42.6667° N 23.6° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 42°40'0'' N 23°36'0'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 42°40' N 23°36' E

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42.6667° N 23.6° E
Elin Pelin Parallel and meridian of Elin Pelin Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Elin Pelin

Distance to the equator 4,744 km (2,948 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 1,923 km (1,195 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 5,263 km (3,270 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 14,751 km (9,166 mi)
Elevation 549 m (1,801 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Elin Pelin

Elin Pelin lies near the same parallel as cities like Chicago (United States) and near the same meridian as cities like Riga (Latvia).

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

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