Santa Cruz de Yojoa Geographic coordinates

Santa Cruz de Yojoa is in Cortés Department, Honduras, at latitude 14.98086 and longitude -87.89091. It lies in the northern and western hemispheres, about 477 m above sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

14.98086, -87.89091

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

14.9809° N 87.8909° W

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

14°58'51.1'' N 87°53'27.3'' W

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

16P 404209 1656402

Plus Code Open Location Code

766JX4J5+8J

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

d49mpzpvc

Latitude and longitude of Santa Cruz de Yojoa

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 14.98086 -87.89091
Decimal Degrees (DD) 14.9809° N 87.8909° W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 14°58'51.1'' N 87°53'27.3'' W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 14°58.852' N 87°53.455' W

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14.9809° N 87.8909° W
Santa Cruz de Yojoa Parallel and meridian of Santa Cruz de Yojoa Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Santa Cruz de Yojoa

Distance to the equator 1,666 km (1,035 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 9,361 km (5,817 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 8,341 km (5,183 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 11,673 km (7,253 mi)
Elevation 477 m (1,565 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Santa Cruz de Yojoa

Santa Cruz de Yojoa lies on 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 Santa Cruz de Yojoa 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 Santa Cruz de Yojoa: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

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