Vecrīga Geographic coordinates

Vecrīga is in Riga, Latvia, at latitude 56.94966 and longitude 24.10418. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, near sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

56.94966, 24.10418

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

56.9497° N 24.1042° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

56°56'58.8'' N 24°6'15'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

35V 323878 6315514

Plus Code Open Location Code

9G86W4X3+VM

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

ud15ux25u

Latitude and longitude of Vecrīga

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 56.94966 24.10418
Decimal Degrees (DD) 56.9497° N 24.1042° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 56°56'58.8'' N 24°6'15'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 56°56.98' N 24°6.251' E

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56.9497° N 24.1042° E
Vecrīga Parallel and meridian of Vecrīga Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Vecrīga

Distance to the equator 6,332 km (3,935 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 1,454 km (904 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 3,675 km (2,283 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 16,339 km (10,153 mi)
Elevation 17 m (56 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Vecrīga

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

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