Rābigh Geographic coordinates

Rābigh is in Mecca Region, Saudi Arabia, at latitude 22.79856 and longitude 39.03493. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, near sea level.

Flag of Saudi Arabia Mecca Region, Saudi Arabia Northern · Eastern Hemisphere
Decimal coordinates Simple standard

22.79856, 39.03493

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

22.7986° N 39.0349° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

22°47'54.8'' N 39°2'5.7'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

37Q 503585 2521221

Plus Code Open Location Code

7GJXQ2XM+CX

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

su5c8q275

Latitude and longitude of Rābigh

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 22.79856 39.03493
Decimal Degrees (DD) 22.7986° N 39.0349° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 22°47'54.8'' N 39°2'5.7'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 22°47.914' N 39°2.096' E

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22.7986° N 39.0349° E
Rābigh Parallel and meridian of Rābigh Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Rābigh

Distance to the equator 2,535 km (1,575 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 3,989 km (2,479 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 7,472 km (4,643 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 12,542 km (7,793 mi)
Elevation 7 m (23 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Rābigh

Rābigh lies near the same parallel as cities like Havana (Cuba) and near the same meridian as cities like Addis Ababa (Ethiopia).

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

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