Sekondi-Takoradi Geographic coordinates

Sekondi-Takoradi is in Western, Ghana, at latitude 4.92678 and longitude -1.75773. It lies in the northern and western hemispheres, near sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

4.92678, -1.75773

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

4.9268° N 1.7577° W

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

4°55'36.4'' N 1°45'27.8'' W

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

30N 637737 544699

Plus Code Open Location Code

6CPWW6GR+PW

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

ebyu00bh9

Latitude and longitude of Sekondi-Takoradi

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 4.92678 -1.75773
Decimal Degrees (DD) 4.9268° N 1.7577° W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 4°55'36.4'' N 1°45'27.8'' W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 4°55.607' N 1°45.464' W

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4.9268° N 1.7577° W
Sekondi-Takoradi Parallel and meridian of Sekondi-Takoradi Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Sekondi-Takoradi

Distance to the equator 548 km (340 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 195 km (121 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 9,459 km (5,878 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 10,555 km (6,558 mi)
Elevation 6 m (20 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Sekondi-Takoradi

Sekondi-Takoradi lies on the same parallel as cities like Bogotá (Colombia) and on the same meridian as cities like Birmingham (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 Sekondi-Takoradi 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 Sekondi-Takoradi: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

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