San Lorenzo de Esmeraldas Geographic coordinates

San Lorenzo de Esmeraldas is in Esmeraldas, Ecuador, at latitude 1.28626 and longitude -78.83514. It lies in the northern and western hemispheres, near sea level.

Flag of Ecuador Esmeraldas, Ecuador Northern · Western Hemisphere
Decimal coordinates Simple standard

1.28626, -78.83514

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

1.2863° N 78.8351° W

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

1°17'10.5'' N 78°50'6.5'' W

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

17N 740892 142273

Plus Code Open Location Code

67H375P7+GW

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

d0pzq44j0

Latitude and longitude of San Lorenzo de Esmeraldas

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 1.28626 -78.83514
Decimal Degrees (DD) 1.2863° N 78.8351° W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 1°17'10.5'' N 78°50'6.5'' W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 1°17.176' N 78°50.108' W

Interactive coordinate map

Explore the location of San Lorenzo de Esmeraldas: drag the map and watch how the coordinates change.  

Activate Flat Map to use this option.

1.2863° N 78.8351° W
San Lorenzo de Esmeraldas Parallel and meridian of San Lorenzo de Esmeraldas Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about San Lorenzo de Esmeraldas

Distance to the equator 143 km (89 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 8,763 km (5,445 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 9,864 km (6,129 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 10,150 km (6,307 mi)
Elevation 14 m (46 ft)
Local time

Cities near the latitude and longitude of San Lorenzo de Esmeraldas

San Lorenzo de Esmeraldas lies on the same parallel as cities like Singapore (Singapore) and near the same meridian as cities like Toronto (Canada).

Map with cities near the latitude or longitude of San Lorenzo de Esmeraldas

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 Lorenzo de Esmeraldas 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 Lorenzo de Esmeraldas: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

More about San Lorenzo de Esmeraldas and Ecuador

Antipode of Ecuador → Distances from Ecuador → Ecuador Population →