Torrejón de Ardoz Geographic coordinates

Torrejón de Ardoz is in Madrid, Spain, at latitude 40.45535 and longitude -3.46973. It lies in the northern and western hemispheres, about 588 m above sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

40.45535, -3.46973

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

40.4554° N 3.4697° W

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

40°27'19.3'' N 3°28'11'' W

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

30T 460172 4478405

Plus Code Open Location Code

8CGRFG4J+44

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

ezjw1h9mm

Latitude and longitude of Torrejón de Ardoz

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 40.45535 -3.46973
Decimal Degrees (DD) 40.4554° N 3.4697° W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 40°27'19.3'' N 3°28'11'' W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 40°27.321' N 3°28.184' W

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40.4554° N 3.4697° W
Torrejón de Ardoz Parallel and meridian of Torrejón de Ardoz Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Torrejón de Ardoz

Distance to the equator 4,498 km (2,795 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 294 km (182 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 5,509 km (3,423 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 14,505 km (9,013 mi)
Elevation 588 m (1,929 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Torrejón de Ardoz

Torrejón de Ardoz lies on the same parallel as cities like New York City (United States) and near the same meridian as cities like Abidjan (Ivory Coast).

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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 Torrejón de Ardoz 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 Torrejón de Ardoz: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

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