Ash Shafā Geographic coordinates

Ash Shafā is in Mecca Region, Saudi Arabia, at latitude 21.07268 and longitude 40.31842. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 2,231 m above sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

21.07268, 40.31842

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

21.0727° N 40.3184° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

21°4'21.6'' N 40°19'6.3'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

37Q 636964 2330758

Plus Code Open Location Code

7HH238F9+39

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

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Latitude and longitude of Ash Shafā

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 21.07268 40.31842
Decimal Degrees (DD) 21.0727° N 40.3184° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 21°4'21.6'' N 40°19'6.3'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 21°4.361' N 40°19.105' E

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21.0727° N 40.3184° E
Ash Shafā Parallel and meridian of Ash Shafā Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Ash Shafā

Distance to the equator 2,343 km (1,456 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 4,172 km (2,592 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 7,664 km (4,762 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 12,350 km (7,674 mi)
Elevation 2,231 m (7,320 ft)
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Ash Shafā lies on the same parallel as cities like Hanoi (Vietnam) and near the same meridian as cities like Rostov-on-Don (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 Ash Shafā 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 Ash Shafā: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

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