Bethlehem Geographic coordinates

Bethlehem is in Free State, South Africa, at latitude -28.23078 and longitude 28.30707. It lies in the southern and eastern hemispheres, about 1,630 m above sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

-28.23078, 28.30707

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

28.2308° S 28.3071° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

28°13'50.8'' S 28°18'25.5'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

35J 628246 6876540

Plus Code Open Location Code

5G3CQ894+MR

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

kdupkhsxf

Latitude and longitude of Bethlehem

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard -28.23078 28.30707
Decimal Degrees (DD) 28.2308° S 28.3071° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 28°13'50.8'' S 28°18'25.5'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 28°13.847' S 28°18.424' E

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28.2308° S 28.3071° E
Bethlehem, South Africa Parallel and meridian of Bethlehem Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Bethlehem

Distance to the equator 3,139 km (1,950 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 2,767 km (1,719 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 13,146 km (8,169 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 6,868 km (4,268 mi)
Elevation 1,630 m (5,348 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Bethlehem

Bethlehem lies near the same parallel as cities like Brisbane (Australia) and on the same meridian as cities like Istanbul (Turkey).

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

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