Rathfarnham Geographic coordinates

Rathfarnham is in Leinster, Ireland, at latitude 53.30056 and longitude -6.28278. It lies in the northern and western hemispheres, near sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

53.30056, -6.28278

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

53.3006° N 6.2828° W

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

53°18'2'' N 6°16'58'' W

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

29U 681065 5909150

Plus Code Open Location Code

9C5M8P28+6V

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

gc7x1p142

Latitude and longitude of Rathfarnham

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 53.30056 -6.28278
Decimal Degrees (DD) 53.3006° N 6.2828° W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 53°18'2'' N 6°16'58'' W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 53°18.034' N 6°16.967' W

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53.3006° N 6.2828° W
Rathfarnham Parallel and meridian of Rathfarnham Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Rathfarnham

Distance to the equator 5,926 km (3,683 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 417 km (259 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 4,081 km (2,536 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 15,934 km (9,901 mi)
Elevation 49 m (161 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Rathfarnham

Rathfarnham lies near the same parallel as cities like Berlin (Germany) and near the same meridian as cities like Gibraltar (Gibraltar).

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

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