Rishon LeTsiyyon Geographic coordinates

Rishon LeTsiyyon is in Central District, Israel, at latitude 31.97102 and longitude 34.78939. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 56 m above sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

31.97102, 34.78939

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

31.971° N 34.7894° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

31°58'15.7'' N 34°47'21.8'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

36R 669083 3538622

Plus Code Open Location Code

8G3PXQCQ+CQ

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

sv8tzshue

Latitude and longitude of Rishon LeTsiyyon

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 31.97102 34.78939
Decimal Degrees (DD) 31.971° N 34.7894° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 31°58'15.7'' N 34°47'21.8'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 31°58.261' N 34°47.363' E

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31.971° N 34.7894° E
Rishon LeTsiyyon Parallel and meridian of Rishon LeTsiyyon Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Rishon LeTsiyyon

Distance to the equator 3,555 km (2,209 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 3,267 km (2,030 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 6,452 km (4,009 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 13,562 km (8,427 mi)
Elevation 56 m (184 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Rishon LeTsiyyon

Rishon LeTsiyyon lies on the same parallel as cities like Shanghai (China) and near the same meridian as cities like Dnipro (Ukraine).

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

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