Meilen Geographic coordinates

Meilen is in Zurich, Switzerland, at latitude 47.27232 and longitude 8.64617. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 464 m above sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

47.27232, 8.64617

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

47.2723° N 8.6462° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

47°16'20.4'' N 8°38'46.2'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

32T 473237 5235487

Plus Code Open Location Code

8FVC7JCW+WF

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

u0qhutxvn

Latitude and longitude of Meilen

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 47.27232 8.64617
Decimal Degrees (DD) 47.2723° N 8.6462° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 47°16'20.4'' N 8°38'46.2'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 47°16.339' N 8°38.77' E

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47.2723° N 8.6462° E
Meilen Parallel and meridian of Meilen Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Meilen

Distance to the equator 5,256 km (3,266 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 652 km (405 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 4,751 km (2,952 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 15,263 km (9,484 mi)
Elevation 464 m (1,522 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Meilen

Meilen lies near the same parallel as cities like Vienna (Austria) 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 Meilen 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 Meilen: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

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