Heidelberg Geographic coordinates

Heidelberg is in Gauteng, South Africa, at latitude -26.50476 and longitude 28.35921. It lies in the southern and eastern hemispheres, about 1,525 m above sea level.

Flag of South Africa Gauteng, South Africa Southern · Eastern Hemisphere
Decimal coordinates Simple standard

-26.50476, 28.35921

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

26.5048° S 28.3592° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

26°30'17.1'' S 28°21'33.2'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

35J 635448 7067698

Plus Code Open Location Code

5G5CF9W5+3M

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

kek1jqfw9

Latitude and longitude of Heidelberg

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard -26.50476 28.35921
Decimal Degrees (DD) 26.5048° S 28.3592° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 26°30'17.1'' S 28°21'33.2'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 26°30.286' S 28°21.553' E

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26.5048° S 28.3592° E
Heidelberg, Gauteng, South Africa Parallel and meridian of Heidelberg Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Heidelberg

Distance to the equator 2,947 km (1,831 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 2,816 km (1,750 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 12,954 km (8,049 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 7,060 km (4,387 mi)
Elevation 1,525 m (5,003 ft)
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Heidelberg 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 Heidelberg 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 Heidelberg: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

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