Herisau Geographic coordinates

Herisau is in Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Switzerland, at latitude 47.38615 and longitude 9.27916. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 780 m above sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

47.38615, 9.27916

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

47.3862° N 9.2792° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

47°23'10.1'' N 9°16'45'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

32T 521070 5248115

Plus Code Open Location Code

8FVF97PH+FM

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

u0qte4kuk

Latitude and longitude of Herisau

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 47.38615 9.27916
Decimal Degrees (DD) 47.3862° N 9.2792° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 47°23'10.1'' N 9°16'45'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 47°23.169' N 9°16.75' E

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47.3862° N 9.2792° E
Herisau Parallel and meridian of Herisau Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Herisau

Distance to the equator 5,269 km (3,274 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 698 km (434 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 4,738 km (2,944 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 15,276 km (9,492 mi)
Elevation 780 m (2,559 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Herisau

Herisau lies near the same parallel as cities like Vienna (Austria) and on the same meridian as cities like Hamburg (Germany).

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

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