Horawala Junction Geographic coordinates

Horawala Junction is in Western Province, Sri Lanka, at latitude 6.48088 and longitude 80.12708. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, near sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

6.48088, 80.12708

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

6.4809° N 80.1271° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

6°28'51.2'' N 80°7'37.5'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

44N 403479 716446

Plus Code Open Location Code

6MR2F4JG+9R

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

tc0uz7fcb

Latitude and longitude of Horawala Junction

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 6.48088 80.12708
Decimal Degrees (DD) 6.4809° N 80.1271° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 6°28'51.2'' N 80°7'37.5'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 6°28.853' N 80°7.625' E

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6.4809° N 80.1271° E
Horawala Junction Parallel and meridian of Horawala Junction Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Horawala Junction

Distance to the equator 721 km (448 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 8,841 km (5,494 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 9,286 km (5,770 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 10,728 km (6,666 mi)
Elevation 15 m (49 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Horawala Junction

Horawala Junction lies on the same parallel as cities like Lagos (Nigeria) and on the same meridian as cities like Chennai (India).

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

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