Thika Geographic coordinates

Thika is in Nairobi County, Kenya, at latitude -1.03326 and longitude 37.06933. It lies in the southern and eastern hemispheres, about 1,506 m above sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

-1.03326, 37.06933

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

1.0333° S 37.0693° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

1°1'59.7'' S 37°4'9.6'' E

Latitude and longitude of Thika

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard -1.03326 37.06933
Decimal Degrees (DD) 1.0333° S 37.0693° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 1°1'59.7'' S 37°4'9.6'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 1°1.996' S 37°4.16' E

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1.0333° S 37.0693° E
Thika Parallel and meridian of Thika Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Thika

Distance to the equator 115 km (71 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 4,121 km (2,561 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 10,122 km (6,289 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 9,892 km (6,147 mi)
Elevation 1,506 m (4,941 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Thika

Thika lies near the same parallel as cities like Quito (Ecuador) and on 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 Thika 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.

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