Baq‘ā’ Geographic coordinates

Baq‘ā’ is in Ha'il Region, Saudi Arabia, at latitude 27.90647 and longitude 42.38898. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 699 m above sea level.

Flag of Saudi Arabia Ha'il Region, Saudi Arabia Northern · Eastern Hemisphere
Decimal coordinates Simple standard

27.90647, 42.38898

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

27.9065° N 42.389° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

27°54'23.3'' N 42°23'20.3'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

38R 243006 3089584

Plus Code Open Location Code

7HV4W94Q+HH

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

suynu84wy

Latitude and longitude of Baq‘ā’

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 27.90647 42.38898
Decimal Degrees (DD) 27.9065° N 42.389° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 27°54'23.3'' N 42°23'20.3'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 27°54.388' N 42°23.339' E

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27.9065° N 42.389° E
Baq‘ā’ Parallel and meridian of Baq‘ā’ Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Baq‘ā’

Distance to the equator 3,103 km (1,928 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 4,143 km (2,575 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 6,904 km (4,290 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 13,110 km (8,146 mi)
Elevation 699 m (2,293 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Baq‘ā’

Baq‘ā’ lies near the same parallel as cities like Delhi (India) and near the same meridian as cities like Stavropol (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 Baq‘ā’ 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 Baq‘ā’: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

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