San Rafael Geographic coordinates

San Rafael is in Heredia Province, Costa Rica, at latitude 10.01817 and longitude -84.09465. It lies in the northern and western hemispheres, about 1,303 m above sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

10.01817, -84.09465

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

10.0182° N 84.0947° W

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

10°1'5.4'' N 84°5'40.7'' W

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

16P 818525 1108827

Plus Code Open Location Code

762Q2W94+74

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

d1u0yru0h

Latitude and longitude of San Rafael

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 10.01817 -84.09465
Decimal Degrees (DD) 10.0182° N 84.0947° W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 10°1'5.4'' N 84°5'40.7'' W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 10°1.09' N 84°5.679' W

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10.0182° N 84.0947° W
San Rafael, Heredia Province, Costa Rica Parallel and meridian of San Rafael Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about San Rafael

Distance to the equator 1,114 km (692 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 9,176 km (5,702 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 8,893 km (5,526 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 11,121 km (6,910 mi)
Elevation 1,303 m (4,275 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of San Rafael

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

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