Nowy Sącz Geographic coordinates

Nowy Sącz is in Lesser Poland, Poland, at latitude 49.62177 and longitude 20.69705. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 293 m above sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

49.62177, 20.69705

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

49.6218° N 20.6971° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

49°37'18.4'' N 20°41'49.4'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

34U 478119 5496623

Plus Code Open Location Code

8GX2JMCW+PR

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

u2ydqcr5u

Latitude and longitude of Nowy Sącz

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 49.62177 20.69705
Decimal Degrees (DD) 49.6218° N 20.6971° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 49°37'18.4'' N 20°41'49.4'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 49°37.306' N 20°41.823' E

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49.6218° N 20.6971° E
Nowy Sącz Parallel and meridian of Nowy Sącz Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Nowy Sącz

Distance to the equator 5,517 km (3,428 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 1,486 km (923 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 4,490 km (2,790 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 15,524 km (9,646 mi)
Elevation 293 m (961 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Nowy Sącz

Nowy Sącz lies near the same parallel as cities like Paris (France) and on the same meridian as cities like Belgrade (Serbia).

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

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