Sosnowiec Geographic coordinates

Sosnowiec is in Silesia, Poland, at latitude 50.28682 and longitude 19.10385. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 256 m above sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

50.28682, 19.10385

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

50.2868° N 19.1039° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

50°17'12.6'' N 19°6'13.9'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

34U 364923 5572241

Plus Code Open Location Code

9F2X74P3+PG

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

u2vw4dqvz

Latitude and longitude of Sosnowiec

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 50.28682 19.10385
Decimal Degrees (DD) 50.2868° N 19.1039° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 50°17'12.6'' N 19°6'13.9'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 50°17.209' N 19°6.231' E

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50.2868° N 19.1039° E
Sosnowiec Parallel and meridian of Sosnowiec Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Sosnowiec

Distance to the equator 5,591 km (3,474 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 1,353 km (841 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 4,416 km (2,744 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 15,598 km (9,692 mi)
Elevation 256 m (840 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Sosnowiec

Sosnowiec lies on the same parallel as cities like Kyiv (Ukraine) and on the same meridian as cities like Budapest (Hungary).

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

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