Virginia Geographic coordinates

Virginia is in Free State, South Africa, at latitude -28.10391 and longitude 26.86593. It lies in the southern and eastern hemispheres, about 1,326 m above sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

-28.10391, 26.86593

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

28.1039° S 26.8659° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

28°6'14.1'' S 26°51'57.3'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

35J 486831 6891280

Plus Code Open Location Code

5G38VVW8+C9

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

ke5057g4v

Latitude and longitude of Virginia

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard -28.10391 26.86593
Decimal Degrees (DD) 28.1039° S 26.8659° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 28°6'14.1'' S 26°51'57.3'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 28°6.235' S 26°51.956' E

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28.1039° S 26.8659° E
Virginia, South Africa Parallel and meridian of Virginia Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Virginia

Distance to the equator 3,125 km (1,942 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 2,630 km (1,634 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 13,132 km (8,160 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 6,882 km (4,276 mi)
Elevation 1,326 m (4,350 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Virginia

Virginia lies near the same parallel as cities like Brisbane (Australia) and on the same meridian as cities like Bucharest (Romania).

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

More about Virginia and South Africa

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