Sfântu Gheorghe Geographic coordinates

Sfântu Gheorghe is in Ialomița County, Romania, at latitude 44.65 and longitude 26.83333. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, near sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

44.65, 26.83333

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

44.65° N 26.8333° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

44°38'60'' N 26°49'60'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

35T 486784 4944085

Plus Code Open Location Code

8GP8MR2M+28

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

sxgn4873j

Latitude and longitude of Sfântu Gheorghe

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 44.65 26.83333
Decimal Degrees (DD) 44.65° N 26.8333° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 44°38'60'' N 26°49'60'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 44°39' N 26°50' E

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44.65° N 26.8333° E
Sfântu Gheorghe, Ialomița County, Romania Parallel and meridian of Sfântu Gheorghe Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Sfântu Gheorghe

Distance to the equator 4,965 km (3,085 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 2,113 km (1,313 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 5,042 km (3,133 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 14,972 km (9,303 mi)
Elevation 47 m (154 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Sfântu Gheorghe

Sfântu Gheorghe lies near the same parallel as cities like Toronto (Canada) and near the same meridian as cities like Minsk (Belarus).

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

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