Richmond Geographic coordinates

Richmond is in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, at latitude -29.87196 and longitude 30.27235. It lies in the southern and eastern hemispheres, about 883 m above sea level.

Flag of South Africa KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Southern · Eastern Hemisphere
Decimal coordinates Simple standard

-29.87196, 30.27235

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

29.872° S 30.2724° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

29°52'19.1'' S 30°16'20.5'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

36J 236537 6692277

Plus Code Open Location Code

5G2G47HC+6W

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

kdtw0cgxh

Latitude and longitude of Richmond

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard -29.87196 30.27235
Decimal Degrees (DD) 29.872° S 30.2724° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 29°52'19.1'' S 30°16'20.5'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 29°52.318' S 30°16.341' E

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29.872° S 30.2724° E
Richmond, South Africa Parallel and meridian of Richmond Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Richmond

Distance to the equator 3,321 km (2,064 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 2,910 km (1,808 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 13,329 km (8,282 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 6,686 km (4,154 mi)
Elevation 883 m (2,897 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Richmond

Richmond lies on the same parallel as cities like Kingston (Norfolk Island) and near the same meridian as cities like Cairo (Egypt).

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

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