San Cristóbal Verapaz Geographic coordinates

San Cristóbal Verapaz is in Alta Verapaz, Guatemala, at latitude 15.36663 and longitude -90.47825. It lies in the northern and western hemispheres, about 1,395 m above sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

15.36663, -90.47825

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

15.3666° N 90.4783° W

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

15°21'59.9'' N 90°28'41.7'' W

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

15P 770715 1700457

Plus Code Open Location Code

767F9G8C+MM

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

9fxxmj7tp

Latitude and longitude of San Cristóbal Verapaz

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 15.36663 -90.47825
Decimal Degrees (DD) 15.3666° N 90.4783° W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 15°21'59.9'' N 90°28'41.7'' W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 15°21.998' N 90°28.695' W

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15.3666° N 90.4783° W
San Cristóbal Verapaz Parallel and meridian of San Cristóbal Verapaz Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about San Cristóbal Verapaz

Distance to the equator 1,709 km (1,062 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 9,609 km (5,971 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 8,298 km (5,156 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 11,716 km (7,280 mi)
Elevation 1,395 m (4,577 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of San Cristóbal Verapaz

San Cristóbal Verapaz lies on the same parallel as cities like San Pedro Sula (Honduras) and near the same meridian as cities like Mérida (Mexico).

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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 San Cristóbal Verapaz 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 San Cristóbal Verapaz: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

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