Ad Dir‘īyah Geographic coordinates

Ad Dir‘īyah is in Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia, at latitude 24.75187 and longitude 46.53874. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 694 m above sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

24.75187, 46.53874

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

24.7519° N 46.5387° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

24°45'6.7'' N 46°32'19.5'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

38R 655596 2738348

Plus Code Open Location Code

7HP8QG2Q+PF

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

th3hg1bqp

Latitude and longitude of Ad Dir‘īyah

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 24.75187 46.53874
Decimal Degrees (DD) 24.7519° N 46.5387° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 24°45'6.7'' N 46°32'19.5'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 24°45.112' N 46°32.324' E

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24.7519° N 46.5387° E
Ad Dir‘īyah Parallel and meridian of Ad Dir‘īyah Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Ad Dir‘īyah

Distance to the equator 2,752 km (1,710 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 4,675 km (2,905 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 7,255 km (4,508 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 12,759 km (7,928 mi)
Elevation 694 m (2,277 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Ad Dir‘īyah

Ad Dir‘īyah lies near the same parallel as cities like Taipei (Taiwan) and near the same meridian as cities like Saratov (Russia).

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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 Ad Dir‘īyah 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 Ad Dir‘īyah: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

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