Sighișoara Geographic coordinates
Sighișoara is in Mureș County, Romania, at latitude 46.22141 and longitude 24.79279. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 358 m above sea level.
Mureș County, Romania Northern · Eastern Hemisphere 46.22141, 24.79279
46.2214° N 24.7928° E
46°13'17.1'' N 24°47'34'' E
Latitude and longitude of Sighișoara
| System | Lat. Latitude | Long. Longitude |
|---|---|---|
| Decimal standard | 46.22141 | 24.79279 |
| Decimal Degrees (DD) | 46.2214° N | 24.7928° E |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) | 46°13'17.1'' N | 24°47'34'' E |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) | 46°13.285' N | 24°47.567' E |
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Geographic facts about Sighișoara
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Sighișoara lies near the same parallel as cities like Ottawa (Canada) and on the same meridian as cities like Helsinki (Finland).
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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 Sighișoara 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.