Baloži Geographic coordinates

Baloži is in Ķekava, Latvia, at latitude 56.87643 and longitude 24.11825. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, near sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

56.87643, 24.11825

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

56.8764° N 24.1183° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

56°52'35.1'' N 24°7'5.7'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

35V 324390 6307331

Plus Code Open Location Code

9G86V4G9+H7

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

ud15sf435

Latitude and longitude of Baloži

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 56.87643 24.11825
Decimal Degrees (DD) 56.8764° N 24.1183° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 56°52'35.1'' N 24°7'5.7'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 56°52.586' N 24°7.095' E

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56.8764° N 24.1183° E
Baloži Parallel and meridian of Baloži Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Baloži

Distance to the equator 6,324 km (3,930 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 1,458 km (906 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 3,683 km (2,289 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 16,331 km (10,148 mi)
Elevation 17 m (56 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Baloži

Baloži lies on the same parallel as cities like Yekaterinburg (Russia) and on 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 Baloži 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 Baloži: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

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