Cañas Geographic coordinates
Cañas is in Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica, at latitude 10.43105 and longitude -85.09825. It lies in the northern and western hemispheres, about 86 m above sea level.
Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica Northern · Western Hemisphere 10.43105, -85.09825
10.4311° N 85.0983° W
10°25'51.8'' N 85°5'53.7'' W
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Latitude and longitude of Cañas
| System | Lat. Latitude | Long. Longitude |
|---|---|---|
| Decimal standard | 10.43105 | -85.09825 |
| Decimal Degrees (DD) | 10.4311° N | 85.0983° W |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) | 10°25'51.8'' N | 85°5'53.7'' W |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) | 10°25.863' N | 85°5.895' W |
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Geographic facts about Cañas
Cities near the latitude and longitude of Cañas
Cañas lies on the same parallel as cities like Caracas (Venezuela) and on the same meridian as cities like Louisville (United States).
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Cities near the same latitude
- Caracas, Venezuela Latitude 10.48801 Longitude -66.87919
- Barranquilla, Colombia Latitude 10.96854 Longitude -74.78132
- Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Latitude 10.82302 Longitude 106.62965
- Valencia, Venezuela Latitude 10.16153 Longitude -68.00044
- Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Latitude 10.66668 Longitude -61.51889
Cities near the same longitude
- Louisville, United States Latitude 38.25424 Longitude -85.75941
- Atlanta, United States Latitude 33.749 Longitude -84.38798
- Lexington, United States Latitude 37.98869 Longitude -84.47772
- Lexington-Fayette, United States Latitude 38.0498 Longitude -84.45855
- Cincinnati, United States Latitude 39.12711 Longitude -84.51439
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 Cañas 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 Cañas: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.