Sasolburg Geographic coordinates

Sasolburg is in Free State, South Africa, at latitude -26.81358 and longitude 27.81695. It lies in the southern and eastern hemispheres, about 1,473 m above sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

-26.81358, 27.81695

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

26.8136° S 27.817° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

26°48'48.9'' S 27°49'1'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

35J 581189 7033951

Plus Code Open Location Code

5G595RP8+HQ

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

ke5z2yxxt

Latitude and longitude of Sasolburg

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard -26.81358 27.81695
Decimal Degrees (DD) 26.8136° S 27.817° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 26°48'48.9'' S 27°49'1'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 26°48.815' S 27°49.017' E

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26.8136° S 27.817° E
Sasolburg Parallel and meridian of Sasolburg Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Sasolburg

Distance to the equator 2,981 km (1,853 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 2,755 km (1,712 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 12,988 km (8,071 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 7,026 km (4,366 mi)
Elevation 1,473 m (4,833 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Sasolburg

Sasolburg lies near the same parallel as cities like Brisbane (Australia) and on the same meridian as cities like Minsk (Belarus).

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

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