Bergisch Gladbach Geographic coordinates

Bergisch Gladbach is in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, at latitude 50.9856 and longitude 7.13298. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 98 m above sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

50.9856, 7.13298

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

50.9856° N 7.133° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

50°59'8.2'' N 7°7'58.7'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

32U 368956 5649883

Plus Code Open Location Code

9F29X4PM+65

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

u1j443dhd

Latitude and longitude of Bergisch Gladbach

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 50.9856 7.13298
Decimal Degrees (DD) 50.9856° N 7.133° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 50°59'8.2'' N 7°7'58.7'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 50°59.136' N 7°7.979' E

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50.9856° N 7.133° E
Bergisch Gladbach Parallel and meridian of Bergisch Gladbach Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Bergisch Gladbach

Distance to the equator 5,669 km (3,523 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 499 km (310 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 4,338 km (2,696 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 15,676 km (9,741 mi)
Elevation 98 m (322 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Bergisch Gladbach

Bergisch Gladbach lies near the same parallel as cities like London (United Kingdom) and on the same meridian as cities like Abuja (Nigeria).

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

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