Gwangmyeong Geographic coordinates

Gwangmyeong is in Gyeonggi-do, South Korea, at latitude 37.47722 and longitude 126.86639. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, near sea level.

Flag of South Korea Gyeonggi-do, South Korea Northern · Eastern Hemisphere
Decimal coordinates Simple standard

37.47722, 126.86639

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

37.4772° N 126.8664° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

37°28'38'' N 126°51'59'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

52S 311341 4149952

Plus Code Open Location Code

8Q98FVG8+VH

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

wydjnyt29

Latitude and longitude of Gwangmyeong

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 37.47722 126.86639
Decimal Degrees (DD) 37.4772° N 126.8664° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 37°28'38'' N 126°51'59'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 37°28.633' N 126°51.983' E

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37.4772° N 126.8664° E
Gwangmyeong Parallel and meridian of Gwangmyeong Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Gwangmyeong

Distance to the equator 4,167 km (2,589 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 10,056 km (6,248 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 5,840 km (3,629 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 14,174 km (8,807 mi)
Elevation 30 m (98 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Gwangmyeong

Gwangmyeong lies on the same parallel as cities like San Francisco (United States) and on the same meridian as cities like Harbin (China).

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

More about Gwangmyeong and South Korea

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