Colón Geographic coordinates

Colón is in San José, Costa Rica, at latitude 9.91491 and longitude -84.2417. It lies in the northern and western hemispheres, about 801 m above sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

9.91491, -84.2417

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

9.9149° N 84.2417° W

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

9°54'53.7'' N 84°14'30.1'' W

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

16P 802486 1097259

Plus Code Open Location Code

66XQWQ75+X8

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

d1u07hcnd

Latitude and longitude of Colón

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 9.91491 -84.2417
Decimal Degrees (DD) 9.9149° N 84.2417° W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 9°54'53.7'' N 84°14'30.1'' W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 9°54.895' N 84°14.502' W

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9.9149° N 84.2417° W
Colón, Costa Rica Parallel and meridian of Colón Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Colón

Distance to the equator 1,102 km (685 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 9,196 km (5,714 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 8,905 km (5,533 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 11,109 km (6,903 mi)
Elevation 801 m (2,628 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Colón

Colón lies near the same parallel as cities like Caracas (Venezuela) and on the same meridian as cities like Atlanta (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 Colón 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 Colón: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

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