Ashaiman Geographic coordinates

Ashaiman is in Greater Accra, Ghana, at latitude 5.69951 and longitude -0.03484. It lies in the northern and western hemispheres, near sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

5.69951, -0.03484

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

5.6995° N 0.0348° W

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

5°41'58.2'' N 0°2'5.4'' W

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

30N 828473 630833

Plus Code Open Location Code

6CQXMXX8+R3

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

ecpbrjwdh

Latitude and longitude of Ashaiman

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 5.69951 -0.03484
Decimal Degrees (DD) 5.6995° N 0.0348° W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 5°41'58.2'' N 0°2'5.4'' W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 5°41.971' N 0°2.09' W

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5.6995° N 0.0348° W
Ashaiman Parallel and meridian of Ashaiman Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Ashaiman

Distance to the equator 634 km (394 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 4 km (2 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 9,373 km (5,824 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 10,641 km (6,612 mi)
Elevation 23 m (75 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Ashaiman

Ashaiman lies near the same parallel as cities like Lagos (Nigeria) 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 Ashaiman 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 Ashaiman: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

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