Ongata Rongai Geographic coordinates

Ongata Rongai is in Kajiado County, Kenya, at latitude -1.3953 and longitude 36.764. It lies in the southern and eastern hemispheres, about 1,731 m above sea level.

Flag of Kenya Kajiado County, Kenya Southern · Eastern Hemisphere
Decimal coordinates Simple standard

-1.3953, 36.764

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

1.3953° S 36.764° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

1°23'43.1'' S 36°45'50.4'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

37M 251199 9845659

Plus Code Open Location Code

6GCRJQ37+VJ

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

kzf0h9fxz

Latitude and longitude of Ongata Rongai

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard -1.3953 36.764
Decimal Degrees (DD) 1.3953° S 36.764° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 1°23'43.1'' S 36°45'50.4'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 1°23.718' S 36°45.84' E

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1.3953° S 36.764° E
Ongata Rongai Parallel and meridian of Ongata Rongai Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Ongata Rongai

Distance to the equator 155 km (96 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 4,087 km (2,539 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 10,162 km (6,314 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 9,852 km (6,122 mi)
Elevation 1,731 m (5,679 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Ongata Rongai

Ongata Rongai lies near the same parallel as cities like Guayaquil (Ecuador) and near the same meridian as cities like Moscow (Russia).

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

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