Békéscsaba Geographic coordinates

Békéscsaba is in Bekes County, Hungary, at latitude 46.68333 and longitude 21.1. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 87 m above sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

46.68333, 21.1

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

46.6833° N 21.1° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

46°40'60'' N 21°6'0'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

34T 507647 5169980

Plus Code Open Location Code

8GR3M3MX+8X

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

u2r184kw1

Latitude and longitude of Békéscsaba

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 46.68333 21.1
Decimal Degrees (DD) 46.6833° N 21.1° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 46°40'60'' N 21°6'0'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 46°41' N 21°6' E

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46.6833° N 21.1° E
Békéscsaba Parallel and meridian of Békéscsaba Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Békéscsaba

Distance to the equator 5,191 km (3,225 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 1,605 km (997 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 4,816 km (2,993 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 15,198 km (9,443 mi)
Elevation 87 m (285 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Békéscsaba

Békéscsaba lies near the same parallel as cities like Zagreb (Croatia) and on the same meridian as cities like Warsaw (Poland).

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

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