Mādabā Geographic coordinates

Mādabā is in Madaba, Jordan, at latitude 31.71599 and longitude 35.79392. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 790 m above sea level.

Flag of Jordan Madaba, Jordan Northern · Eastern Hemisphere
Decimal coordinates Simple standard

31.71599, 35.79392

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

31.716° N 35.7939° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

31°42'57.6'' N 35°47'38.1'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

36R 764758 3512351

Plus Code Open Location Code

8G3QPQ8V+9H

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

sv9kqt8r4

Latitude and longitude of Mādabā

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 31.71599 35.79392
Decimal Degrees (DD) 31.716° N 35.7939° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 31°42'57.6'' N 35°47'38.1'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 31°42.959' N 35°47.635' E

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31.716° N 35.7939° E
Mādabā Parallel and meridian of Mādabā Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Mādabā

Distance to the equator 3,526 km (2,191 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 3,370 km (2,094 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 6,481 km (4,027 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 13,534 km (8,409 mi)
Elevation 790 m (2,592 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Mādabā

Mādabā lies on the same parallel as cities like Shanghai (China) and near the same meridian as cities like Kharkiv (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 Mādabā 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 Mādabā: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

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