Caen Geographic coordinates

Caen is in Normandy, France, at latitude 49.18585 and longitude -0.35912. It lies in the northern and western hemispheres, near sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

49.18585, -0.35912

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

49.1859° N 0.3591° W

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

49°11'9.1'' N 0°21'32.8'' W

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

30U 692431 5451474

Plus Code Open Location Code

8CXX5JPR+89

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

gbxxzf42r

Latitude and longitude of Caen

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 49.18585 -0.35912
Decimal Degrees (DD) 49.1859° N 0.3591° W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 49°11'9.1'' N 0°21'32.8'' W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 49°11.151' N 0°21.547' W

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49.1859° N 0.3591° W
Caen Parallel and meridian of Caen Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Caen

Distance to the equator 5,469 km (3,398 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 26 km (16 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 4,538 km (2,820 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 15,476 km (9,616 mi)
Elevation 21 m (69 ft)
Local time

Cities near the latitude and longitude of Caen

Caen lies near the same parallel as cities like Vienna (Austria) and on the same meridian as cities like London (United Kingdom).

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

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