Salitrillos Geographic coordinates

Salitrillos is in San José, Costa Rica, at latitude 9.85373 and longitude -84.0916. It lies in the northern and western hemispheres, about 1,327 m above sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

9.85373, -84.0916

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

9.8537° N 84.0916° W

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

9°51'13.4'' N 84°5'29.8'' W

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

16P 819019 1090627

Plus Code Open Location Code

66XQVW35+F9

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

d1u0n3y65

Latitude and longitude of Salitrillos

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 9.85373 -84.0916
Decimal Degrees (DD) 9.8537° N 84.0916° W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 9°51'13.4'' N 84°5'29.8'' W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 9°51.224' N 84°5.496' W

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9.8537° N 84.0916° W
Salitrillos Parallel and meridian of Salitrillos Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Salitrillos

Distance to the equator 1,096 km (681 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 9,182 km (5,705 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 8,911 km (5,537 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 11,103 km (6,899 mi)
Elevation 1,327 m (4,354 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Salitrillos

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

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