Soroca Geographic coordinates

Soroca is in Soroca District, Moldova, at latitude 48.15659 and longitude 28.28489. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 191 m above sea level.

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

48.15659, 28.28489

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

48.1566° N 28.2849° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

48°9'23.7'' N 28°17'5.6'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

35U 595556 5334503

Plus Code Open Location Code

8GWC574M+JX

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

u8s1gwskm

Latitude and longitude of Soroca

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 48.15659 28.28489
Decimal Degrees (DD) 48.1566° N 28.2849° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 48°9'23.7'' N 28°17'5.6'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 48°9.395' N 28°17.093' E

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48.1566° N 28.2849° E
Soroca Parallel and meridian of Soroca Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Soroca

Distance to the equator 5,355 km (3,327 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 2,086 km (1,296 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 4,653 km (2,891 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 15,362 km (9,545 mi)
Elevation 191 m (627 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Soroca

Soroca lies on the same parallel as cities like Paris (France) 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 Soroca 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 Soroca: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

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