Locarno Geographic coordinates

Locarno is in Ticino, Switzerland, at latitude 46.17086 and longitude 8.79953. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 206 m above sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

46.17086, 8.79953

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

46.1709° N 8.7995° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

46°10'15.1'' N 8°47'58.3'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

32T 484525 5113051

Plus Code Open Location Code

8FRC5QCX+8R

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

u0nq8jpsg

Latitude and longitude of Locarno

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 46.17086 8.79953
Decimal Degrees (DD) 46.1709° N 8.7995° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 46°10'15.1'' N 8°47'58.3'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 46°10.252' N 8°47.972' E

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46.1709° N 8.7995° E
Locarno Parallel and meridian of Locarno Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Locarno

Distance to the equator 5,134 km (3,190 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 677 km (421 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 4,873 km (3,028 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 15,141 km (9,408 mi)
Elevation 206 m (676 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Locarno

Locarno lies near the same parallel as cities like Ottawa (Canada) and on the same meridian as cities like Kano (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 Locarno 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 Locarno: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

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