Salgótarján Geographic coordinates

Salgótarján is in Nógrád, Hungary, at latitude 48.09872 and longitude 19.80303. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 242 m above sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

48.09872, 19.80303

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

48.0987° N 19.803° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

48°5'55.4'' N 19°48'10.9'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

34U 410883 5327966

Plus Code Open Location Code

8FWX3RX3+F6

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

u2w1dsh5k

Latitude and longitude of Salgótarján

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 48.09872 19.80303
Decimal Degrees (DD) 48.0987° N 19.803° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 48°5'55.4'' N 19°48'10.9'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 48°5.923' N 19°48.182' E

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48.0987° N 19.803° E
Salgótarján Parallel and meridian of Salgótarján Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Salgótarján

Distance to the equator 5,348 km (3,323 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 1,466 km (911 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 4,659 km (2,895 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 15,355 km (9,541 mi)
Elevation 242 m (794 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Salgótarján

Salgótarján lies on the same parallel as cities like Paris (France) and near the same meridian as cities like Belgrade (Serbia).

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

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