Vega Alta Geographic coordinates

Vega Alta is in Vega Alta, Puerto Rico, at latitude 18.41217 and longitude -66.33128. It lies in the northern and western hemispheres, near sea level.

Flag of Puerto Rico Vega Alta, Puerto Rico Northern · Western Hemisphere
Decimal coordinates Simple standard

18.41217, -66.33128

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

18.4122° N 66.3313° W

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

18°24'43.8'' N 66°19'52.6'' W

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

19Q 781936 2037862

Plus Code Open Location Code

77CMCM69+VF

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

de2bdxg49

Latitude and longitude of Vega Alta

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 18.41217 -66.33128
Decimal Degrees (DD) 18.4122° N 66.3313° W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 18°24'43.8'' N 66°19'52.6'' W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 18°24.73' N 66°19.877' W

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18.4122° N 66.3313° W
Vega Alta, Puerto Rico Parallel and meridian of Vega Alta Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Vega Alta

Distance to the equator 2,047 km (1,272 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 6,954 km (4,321 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 7,960 km (4,946 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 12,054 km (7,490 mi)
Elevation 34 m (112 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Vega Alta

Vega Alta lies on the same parallel as cities like Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) and on the same meridian as cities like Caracas (Venezuela).

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

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