Potrerillos Geographic coordinates

Potrerillos is in Cortés Department, Honduras, at latitude 15.23008 and longitude -87.96386. It lies in the northern and western hemispheres, near sea level.

Flag of Honduras Cortés Department, Honduras Northern · Western Hemisphere
Decimal coordinates Simple standard

15.23008, -87.96386

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

15.2301° N 87.9639° W

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

15°13'48.3'' N 87°57'49.9'' W

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

16P 396485 1684003

Plus Code Open Location Code

767J62JP+2F

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

d49qwkd9t

Latitude and longitude of Potrerillos

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 15.23008 -87.96386
Decimal Degrees (DD) 15.2301° N 87.9639° W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 15°13'48.3'' N 87°57'49.9'' W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 15°13.805' N 87°57.832' W

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15.2301° N 87.9639° W
Potrerillos, Cortés Department, Honduras Parallel and meridian of Potrerillos Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Potrerillos

Distance to the equator 1,693 km (1,052 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 9,356 km (5,813 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 8,314 km (5,166 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 11,700 km (7,270 mi)
Elevation 48 m (157 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Potrerillos

Potrerillos lies near the same parallel as cities like Guatemala City (Guatemala) and on the same meridian as cities like Chicago (United States).

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

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