Hāgere Hiywet Geographic coordinates

Hāgere Hiywet is in Oromiya, Ethiopia, at latitude 8.98333 and longitude 37.85. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 2,089 m above sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

8.98333, 37.85

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

8.9833° N 37.85° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

8°58'60'' N 37°51'0'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

37P 373585 993207

Plus Code Open Location Code

6GWVXRMX+8X

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

scdgj73e8

Latitude and longitude of Hāgere Hiywet

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 8.98333 37.85
Decimal Degrees (DD) 8.9833° N 37.85° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 8°58'60'' N 37°51'0'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 8°59' N 37°51' E

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8.9833° N 37.85° E
Hāgere Hiywet Parallel and meridian of Hāgere Hiywet Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Hāgere Hiywet

Distance to the equator 999 km (621 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 4,155 km (2,582 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 9,008 km (5,597 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 11,006 km (6,839 mi)
Elevation 2,089 m (6,854 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Hāgere Hiywet

Hāgere Hiywet lies near the same parallel as cities like Abuja (Nigeria) and on the same meridian as cities like Moscow (Russia).

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

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