Pitseng Geographic coordinates

Pitseng is in Leribe, Lesotho, at latitude -29.00699 and longitude 28.21328. It lies in the southern and eastern hemispheres, about 1,874 m above sea level.

Flag of Lesotho Leribe, Lesotho Southern · Eastern Hemisphere
Decimal coordinates Simple standard

-29.00699, 28.21328

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

29.007° S 28.2133° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

29°0'25.2'' S 28°12'47.8'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

35J 618170 6790633

Plus Code Open Location Code

5G2CX6V7+68

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

kdu4fp2q1

Latitude and longitude of Pitseng

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard -29.00699 28.21328
Decimal Degrees (DD) 29.007° S 28.2133° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 29°0'25.2'' S 28°12'47.8'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 29°0.419' S 28°12.797' E

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29.007° S 28.2133° E
Pitseng, Lesotho Parallel and meridian of Pitseng Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Pitseng

Distance to the equator 3,225 km (2,004 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 2,737 km (1,701 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 13,232 km (8,222 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 6,782 km (4,214 mi)
Elevation 1,874 m (6,148 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Pitseng

Pitseng lies on the same parallel as cities like Kingston (Norfolk Island) and on the same meridian as cities like Istanbul (Turkey).

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

More about Pitseng and Lesotho

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