Gargždai Geographic coordinates

Gargždai is in Klaipėda County, Lithuania, at latitude 55.70951 and longitude 21.39441. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, near sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

55.70951, 21.39441

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

55.7095° N 21.3944° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

55°42'34.2'' N 21°23'39.9'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

34U 524783 6173820

Plus Code Open Location Code

9G73P95V+RQ

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

u3zhyvdgm

Latitude and longitude of Gargždai

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 55.70951 21.39441
Decimal Degrees (DD) 55.7095° N 21.3944° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 55°42'34.2'' N 21°23'39.9'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 55°42.571' N 21°23.665' E

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55.7095° N 21.3944° E
Gargždai Parallel and meridian of Gargždai Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Gargždai

Distance to the equator 6,194 km (3,849 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 1,335 km (829 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 3,813 km (2,369 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 16,201 km (10,067 mi)
Elevation 27 m (89 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Gargždai

Gargždai lies on the same parallel as cities like Moscow (Russia) and on the same meridian as cities like Warsaw (Poland).

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

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