Rietavas Geographic coordinates

Rietavas is in Telsiai, Lithuania, at latitude 55.72708 and longitude 21.92343. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 112 m above sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

55.72708, 21.92343

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

55.7271° N 21.9234° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

55°43'37.5'' N 21°55'24.3'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

34U 557997 6176091

Plus Code Open Location Code

9G73PWGF+R9

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

u3zt4bu1u

Latitude and longitude of Rietavas

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 55.72708 21.92343
Decimal Degrees (DD) 55.7271° N 21.9234° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 55°43'37.5'' N 21°55'24.3'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 55°43.625' N 21°55.406' E

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55.7271° N 21.9234° E
Rietavas Parallel and meridian of Rietavas Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Rietavas

Distance to the equator 6,196 km (3,850 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 1,367 km (849 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 3,811 km (2,368 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 16,203 km (10,068 mi)
Elevation 112 m (367 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Rietavas

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

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