Banská Bystrica Geographic coordinates

Banská Bystrica is in Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia, at latitude 48.73947 and longitude 19.14932. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 329 m above sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

48.73947, 19.14932

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

48.7395° N 19.1493° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

48°44'22.1'' N 19°8'57.6'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

34U 363935 5400147

Plus Code Open Location Code

8FWXP4QX+QP

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

u2tt7b8pg

Latitude and longitude of Banská Bystrica

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 48.73947 19.14932
Decimal Degrees (DD) 48.7395° N 19.1493° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 48°44'22.1'' N 19°8'57.6'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 48°44.368' N 19°8.959' E

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48.7395° N 19.1493° E
Banská Bystrica Parallel and meridian of Banská Bystrica Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Banská Bystrica

Distance to the equator 5,419 km (3,367 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 1,400 km (870 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 4,588 km (2,851 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 15,426 km (9,586 mi)
Elevation 329 m (1,079 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Banská Bystrica

Banská Bystrica lies on the same parallel as cities like Paris (France) and on the same meridian as cities like Budapest (Hungary).

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

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