Žiar nad Hronom Geographic coordinates

Žiar nad Hronom is in Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia, at latitude 48.59184 and longitude 18.84958. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 279 m above sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

48.59184, 18.84958

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

48.5918° N 18.8496° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

48°35'30.6'' N 18°50'58.5'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

34U 341436 5384316

Plus Code Open Location Code

8FWWHRRX+PR

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

u2tkkvvgg

Latitude and longitude of Žiar nad Hronom

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 48.59184 18.84958
Decimal Degrees (DD) 48.5918° N 18.8496° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 48°35'30.6'' N 18°50'58.5'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 48°35.51' N 18°50.975' E

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48.5918° N 18.8496° E
Žiar nad Hronom Parallel and meridian of Žiar nad Hronom Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Žiar nad Hronom

Distance to the equator 5,403 km (3,357 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 1,383 km (859 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 4,604 km (2,861 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 15,410 km (9,575 mi)
Elevation 279 m (915 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Žiar nad Hronom

Žiar nad Hronom lies on the same parallel as cities like Paris (France) and on the same meridian as cities like Stockholm (Sweden).

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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 Žiar nad Hronom 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 Žiar nad Hronom: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

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