Drochia Geographic coordinates

Drochia is in Drochia, Moldova, at latitude 48.03686 and longitude 27.81242. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 226 m above sea level.

Flag of Moldova Drochia, Moldova Northern · Eastern Hemisphere
Decimal coordinates Simple standard

48.03686, 27.81242

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

48.0369° N 27.8124° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

48°2'12.7'' N 27°48'44.7'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

35U 560559 5320716

Plus Code Open Location Code

8GW92RP6+PX

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

u8ec2bu6u

Latitude and longitude of Drochia

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 48.03686 27.81242
Decimal Degrees (DD) 48.0369° N 27.8124° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 48°2'12.7'' N 27°48'44.7'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 48°2.212' N 27°48.745' E

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48.0369° N 27.8124° E
Drochia Parallel and meridian of Drochia Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Drochia

Distance to the equator 5,341 km (3,319 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 2,056 km (1,278 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 4,666 km (2,899 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 15,348 km (9,537 mi)
Elevation 226 m (741 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Drochia

Drochia lies on the same parallel as cities like Paris (France) and on the same meridian as cities like Minsk (Belarus).

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

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