Mercedes Norte Geographic coordinates

Mercedes Norte is in Heredia Province, Costa Rica, at latitude 10.00611 and longitude -84.13018. It lies in the northern and western hemispheres, about 1,118 m above sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

10.00611, -84.13018

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

10.0061° N 84.1302° W

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

10°0'22'' N 84°7'48.6'' W

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

16P 814638 1107458

Plus Code Open Location Code

762Q2V49+CW

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

d1u0vtd3b

Latitude and longitude of Mercedes Norte

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 10.00611 -84.13018
Decimal Degrees (DD) 10.0061° N 84.1302° W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 10°0'22'' N 84°7'48.6'' W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 10°0.367' N 84°7.811' W

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10.0061° N 84.1302° W
Mercedes Norte Parallel and meridian of Mercedes Norte Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Mercedes Norte

Distance to the equator 1,113 km (691 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 9,181 km (5,705 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 8,894 km (5,527 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 11,120 km (6,909 mi)
Elevation 1,118 m (3,668 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Mercedes Norte

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

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