Aknīste Geographic coordinates

Aknīste is in Jēkabpils Municipality, Latvia, at latitude 56.16152 and longitude 25.74783. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 91 m above sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

56.16152, 25.74783

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

56.1615° N 25.7478° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

56°9'41.5'' N 25°44'52.2'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

35V 422233 6224762

Plus Code Open Location Code

9G875P6X+J4

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

u9fr3zuux

Latitude and longitude of Aknīste

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 56.16152 25.74783
Decimal Degrees (DD) 56.1615° N 25.7478° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 56°9'41.5'' N 25°44'52.2'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 56°9.691' N 25°44.87' E

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56.1615° N 25.7478° E
Aknīste Parallel and meridian of Aknīste Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Aknīste

Distance to the equator 6,245 km (3,880 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 1,585 km (985 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 3,762 km (2,338 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 16,252 km (10,098 mi)
Elevation 91 m (299 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Aknīste

Aknīste lies near the same parallel as cities like Moscow (Russia) and near the same meridian as cities like Helsinki (Finland).

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

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