El Rosario Geographic coordinates

El Rosario is in Carazo Department, Nicaragua, at latitude 11.778 and longitude -86.3738. It lies in the northern and western hemispheres, about 107 m above sea level.

Flag of Nicaragua Carazo Department, Nicaragua Northern · Western Hemisphere
Decimal coordinates Simple standard

11.778, -86.3738

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

11.778° N 86.3738° W

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

11°46'40.8'' N 86°22'25.7'' W

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

16P 568224 1302082

Plus Code Open Location Code

763MQJHG+6F

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

d44e480eb

Latitude and longitude of El Rosario

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 11.778 -86.3738
Decimal Degrees (DD) 11.778° N 86.3738° W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 11°46'40.8'' N 86°22'25.7'' W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 11°46.68' N 86°22.428' W

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11.778° N 86.3738° W
El Rosario, Carazo Department, Nicaragua Parallel and meridian of El Rosario Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about El Rosario

Distance to the equator 1,310 km (814 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 9,354 km (5,813 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 8,697 km (5,404 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 11,317 km (7,032 mi)
Elevation 107 m (351 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of El Rosario

El Rosario lies near the same parallel as cities like Barranquilla (Colombia) and near the same meridian as cities like Tegucigalpa (Honduras).

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

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