Lyon 08 Geographic coordinates

Lyon 08 is in Rhône-Alpes, France, at latitude 45.73626 and longitude 4.86866. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 178 m above sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

45.73626, 4.86866

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

45.7363° N 4.8687° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

45°44'10.5'' N 4°52'7.2'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

31T 645380 5066443

Plus Code Open Location Code

8FQ6PVP9+GF

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

u05kny130

Latitude and longitude of Lyon 08

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 45.73626 4.86866
Decimal Degrees (DD) 45.7363° N 4.8687° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 45°44'10.5'' N 4°52'7.2'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 45°44.176' N 4°52.12' E

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45.7363° N 4.8687° E
Lyon 08 Parallel and meridian of Lyon 08 Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Lyon 08

Distance to the equator 5,085 km (3,160 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 378 km (235 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 4,922 km (3,058 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 15,092 km (9,378 mi)
Elevation 178 m (584 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Lyon 08

Lyon 08 lies on the same parallel as cities like Ottawa (Canada) and on the same meridian as cities like Amsterdam (Netherlands).

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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 Lyon 08 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 Lyon 08: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

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