Dortmund Geographic coordinates

Dortmund is in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, at latitude 51.51494 and longitude 7.466. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 96 m above sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

51.51494, 7.466

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

51.5149° N 7.466° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

51°30'53.8'' N 7°27'57.6'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

32U 393559 5708206

Plus Code Open Location Code

9F39GF78+XC

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

u1jm1fh86

Latitude and longitude of Dortmund

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 51.51494 7.466
Decimal Degrees (DD) 51.5149° N 7.466° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 51°30'53.8'' N 7°27'57.6'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 51°30.896' N 7°27.96' E

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51.5149° N 7.466° E
Dortmund Parallel and meridian of Dortmund Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Dortmund

Distance to the equator 5,728 km (3,559 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 516 km (321 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 4,279 km (2,659 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 15,735 km (9,777 mi)
Elevation 96 m (315 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Dortmund

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

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