Kingston Geographic coordinates

Kingston is located at latitude 17.99702 and longitude -76.79358. It is part of America and the northern hemisphere.

Decimal coordinates

Simple standard

17.99702, -76.79358

DD Coodinates

Decimal Degrees

17.997° N 76.7936° W

DMS Coordinates

Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

17°59'49.3'' N 76°47.615' W

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 Kingston have been calculated based on the geodetic datum WGS84.

Map of Kingston with coordinates

Latitude and longitude of Jamaica

There are many systems and formats to represent geographic coordinates. The following table matches the equivalence between the most common formats:

System Latitude Longitude
Simple decimal standard 17.99702 -76.79358
Decimal Degrees (DD) 17.997° N 76.7936° W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 17°59.821' N 76°47.615' W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 17°59'49.3'' N 76°47'36.9'' W

Cities at the same latitude as Kingston

City Coordinates
Belmopan, Belize 17.25, -88.76667
Hyderābād, India 17.38405, 78.45636
Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis 17.2955, -62.72499
Villahermosa, Mexico 17.98689, -92.93028
Visakhapatnam, India 17.68009, 83.20161

Cities at the same longitude as Kingston

City Coordinates
Cali, Colombia 3.43722, -76.5225
Baltimore, United States 39.29038, -76.61219
Holguín, Cuba 20.88722, -76.26306
New Kingston, Jamaica 18.00747, -76.78319
Popayán, Colombia 2.43823, -76.61316