Plovdiv Geographic coordinates

Plovdiv is in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, at latitude 42.15387 and longitude 24.75001. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 163 m above sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

42.15387, 24.75001

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

42.1539° N 24.75° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

42°9'13.9'' N 24°45'0'' E

Latitude and longitude of Plovdiv

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 42.15387 24.75001
Decimal Degrees (DD) 42.1539° N 24.75° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 42°9'13.9'' N 24°45'0'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 42°9.232' N 24°45.001' E

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42.1539° N 24.75° E
Plovdiv Parallel and meridian of Plovdiv Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Plovdiv

Distance to the equator 4,687 km (2,912 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 2,033 km (1,263 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 5,320 km (3,306 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 14,694 km (9,131 mi)
Elevation 163 m (535 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Plovdiv

Plovdiv lies near the same parallel as cities like Chicago (United States) and on the same meridian as cities like Helsinki (Finland).

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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 Plovdiv 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.

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