Rakitovo Geographic coordinates

Rakitovo is in Pazardzhik, Bulgaria, at latitude 41.99012 and longitude 24.0873. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 815 m above sea level.

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

41.99012, 24.0873

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

41.9901° N 24.0873° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

41°59'24.4'' N 24°5'14.3'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

35T 258729 4652784

Plus Code Open Location Code

8GH6X3RP+2W

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

sx3nuh5f4

Latitude and longitude of Rakitovo

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 41.99012 24.0873
Decimal Degrees (DD) 41.9901° N 24.0873° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 41°59'24.4'' N 24°5'14.3'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 41°59.407' N 24°5.238' E

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41.9901° N 24.0873° E
Rakitovo Parallel and meridian of Rakitovo Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Rakitovo

Distance to the equator 4,669 km (2,901 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 1,984 km (1,233 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 5,338 km (3,317 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 14,676 km (9,119 mi)
Elevation 815 m (2,674 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Rakitovo

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

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