Ta’if Geographic coordinates

Ta’if is in Mecca Region, Saudi Arabia, at latitude 21.27028 and longitude 40.41583. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 1,672 m above sea level.

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

21.27028, 40.41583

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

21.2703° N 40.4158° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

21°16'13'' N 40°24'57'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

37Q 646890 2352719

Plus Code Open Location Code

7HH27CC8+48

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

sgu9p8jum

Latitude and longitude of Ta’if

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 21.27028 40.41583
Decimal Degrees (DD) 21.2703° N 40.4158° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 21°16'13'' N 40°24'57'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 21°16.217' N 40°24.95' E

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21.2703° N 40.4158° E
Ta’if Parallel and meridian of Ta’if Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Ta’if

Distance to the equator 2,365 km (1,470 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 4,176 km (2,595 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 7,642 km (4,749 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 12,372 km (7,688 mi)
Elevation 1,672 m (5,486 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Ta’if

Ta’if lies near the same parallel as cities like Hong Kong (Hong Kong) 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 Ta’if 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 Ta’if: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

More about Ta’if and Saudi Arabia

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