Messina Geographic coordinates

Messina is in Sicily, Italy, at latitude 38.19394 and longitude 15.55256. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, near sea level.

Sicily, Italy Northern · Eastern Hemisphere

Decimal coordinates Simple standard

38.19394, 15.55256

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

38.1939° N 15.5526° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

38°11'38.2'' N 15°33'9.2'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

33S 548385 4227478

Plus Code Open Location Code

8FCQ5HV3+H2

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

sqg13bvpb

Latitude and longitude of Messina

System	Description	Lat. Latitude	Long. Longitude
Decimal standard	Numeric format used in software and APIs	38.19394	15.55256
Decimal Degrees (DD)	Degrees with a decimal fraction and hemisphere	38.1939° N	15.5526° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS)	Classic sexagesimal notation used on maps	38°11'38.2'' N	15°33'9.2'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM)	Used in navigation and nautical charting	38°11.636' N	15°33.154' E

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38.1939° N 15.5526° E

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Geographic facts about Messina

Distance to the equator 4,247 km (2,639 mi)

Distance to the Greenwich meridian 1,357 km (843 mi)

Distance to the North Pole 5,760 km (3,579 mi)

Distance to the South Pole 14,254 km (8,857 mi)

Elevation 29 m (95 ft)

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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Messina

Messina lies near the same parallel as cities like Seoul (South Korea) and near the same meridian as cities like Vienna (Austria).

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

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