Grenchen Geographic coordinates

Grenchen is in Solothurn, Switzerland, at latitude 47.1921 and longitude 7.39586. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 454 m above sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

47.1921, 7.39586

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

47.1921° N 7.3959° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

47°11'31.6'' N 7°23'45.1'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

32T 378483 5227760

Plus Code Open Location Code

8FV959RW+R8

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

u0mk2r19b

Latitude and longitude of Grenchen

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 47.1921 7.39586
Decimal Degrees (DD) 47.1921° N 7.3959° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 47°11'31.6'' N 7°23'45.1'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 47°11.526' N 7°23.752' E

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47.1921° N 7.3959° E
Grenchen Parallel and meridian of Grenchen Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Grenchen

Distance to the equator 5,247 km (3,261 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 559 km (347 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 4,760 km (2,958 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 15,254 km (9,479 mi)
Elevation 454 m (1,490 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Grenchen

Grenchen lies on the same parallel as cities like Budapest (Hungary) and on 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 Grenchen 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 Grenchen: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

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