Opfikon Geographic coordinates

Opfikon is in Zurich, Switzerland, at latitude 47.43169 and longitude 8.57588. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 438 m above sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

47.43169, 8.57588

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

47.4317° N 8.5759° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

47°25'54.1'' N 8°34'33.2'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

32T 468017 5253225

Plus Code Open Location Code

8FVCCHJG+M9

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

u0qjg4sv8

Latitude and longitude of Opfikon

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 47.43169 8.57588
Decimal Degrees (DD) 47.4317° N 8.5759° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 47°25'54.1'' N 8°34'33.2'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 47°25.901' N 8°34.553' E

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47.4317° N 8.5759° E
Opfikon Parallel and meridian of Opfikon Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Opfikon

Distance to the equator 5,274 km (3,277 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 645 km (401 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 4,733 km (2,941 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 15,281 km (9,495 mi)
Elevation 438 m (1,437 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Opfikon

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

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