Emmen Geographic coordinates

Emmen is in Lucerne, Switzerland, at latitude 47.07819 and longitude 8.27331. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 464 m above sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

47.07819, 8.27331

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

47.0782° N 8.2733° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

47°4'41.5'' N 8°16'23.9'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

32T 444834 5214109

Plus Code Open Location Code

8FVC37HF+78

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

u0mgu626q

Latitude and longitude of Emmen

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 47.07819 8.27331
Decimal Degrees (DD) 47.0782° N 8.2733° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 47°4'41.5'' N 8°16'23.9'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 47°4.691' N 8°16.399' E

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47.0782° N 8.2733° E
Emmen, Switzerland Parallel and meridian of Emmen Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Emmen

Distance to the equator 5,235 km (3,253 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 626 km (389 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 4,772 km (2,965 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 15,242 km (9,471 mi)
Elevation 464 m (1,522 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Emmen

Emmen lies on the same parallel as cities like Budapest (Hungary) and near the same meridian as cities like Abuja (Nigeria).

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

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