San Rafael Geographic coordinates

San Rafael is in Pichincha, Ecuador, at latitude -0.31166 and longitude -78.45944. It lies in the southern and western hemispheres, about 2,501 m above sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

-0.31166, -78.45944

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

0.3117° S 78.4594° W

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

0°18'42'' S 78°27'34'' W

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

17M 782790 9965518

Plus Code Open Location Code

67F3MGQR+86

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

6rbnnx786

Latitude and longitude of San Rafael

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard -0.31166 -78.45944
Decimal Degrees (DD) 0.3117° S 78.4594° W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 0°18'42'' S 78°27'34'' W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 0°18.7' S 78°27.566' W

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0.3117° S 78.4594° W
San Rafael, Ecuador Parallel and meridian of San Rafael Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about San Rafael

Distance to the equator 35 km (22 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 8,724 km (5,421 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 10,042 km (6,240 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 9,972 km (6,197 mi)
Elevation 2,501 m (8,205 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of San Rafael

San Rafael lies near the same parallel as cities like Nairobi (Kenya) and near the same meridian as cities like Toronto (Canada).

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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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