Chinchiná Geographic coordinates

Chinchiná is in Caldas Department, Colombia, at latitude 4.9825 and longitude -75.60361. It lies in the northern and western hemispheres, about 1,382 m above sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

4.9825, -75.60361

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

4.9825° N 75.6036° W

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

4°58'57'' N 75°36'13'' W

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

18N 433084 550760

Plus Code Open Location Code

67P6X9MW+2H

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

d2fhre51h

Latitude and longitude of Chinchiná

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 4.9825 -75.60361
Decimal Degrees (DD) 4.9825° N 75.6036° W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 4°58'57'' N 75°36'13'' W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 4°58.95' N 75°36.217' W

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4.9825° N 75.6036° W
Chinchiná Parallel and meridian of Chinchiná Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Chinchiná

Distance to the equator 554 km (344 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 8,369 km (5,200 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 9,453 km (5,874 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 10,561 km (6,562 mi)
Elevation 1,382 m (4,534 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Chinchiná

Chinchiná lies near the same parallel as cities like Accra (Ghana) and on the same meridian as cities like Philadelphia (United States).

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

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