Zürich (Kreis 11) / Oerlikon Geographic coordinates

Zürich (Kreis 11) / Oerlikon is in Zurich, Switzerland, at latitude 47.40823 and longitude 8.54258. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 459 m above sea level.

Flag of Switzerland Zurich, Switzerland Northern · Eastern Hemisphere
Decimal coordinates Simple standard

47.40823, 8.54258

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

47.4082° N 8.5426° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

47°24'29.6'' N 8°32'33.3'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

32T 465490 5250632

Plus Code Open Location Code

8FVCCG5V+72

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

u0qjdqksb

Latitude and longitude of Zürich (Kreis 11) / Oerlikon

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 47.40823 8.54258
Decimal Degrees (DD) 47.4082° N 8.5426° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 47°24'29.6'' N 8°32'33.3'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 47°24.494' N 8°32.555' E

Interactive coordinate map

Explore the location of Zürich (Kreis 11) / Oerlikon: drag the map and watch how the coordinates change.  

Activate Flat Map to use this option.

47.4082° N 8.5426° E
Zürich (Kreis 11) / Oerlikon Parallel and meridian of Zürich (Kreis 11) / Oerlikon Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Zürich (Kreis 11) / Oerlikon

Distance to the equator 5,271 km (3,275 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 643 km (399 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 4,736 km (2,943 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 15,278 km (9,494 mi)
Elevation 459 m (1,506 ft)
Local time

Cities near the latitude and longitude of Zürich (Kreis 11) / Oerlikon

Zürich (Kreis 11) / Oerlikon lies near the same parallel as cities like Vienna (Austria) and on the same meridian as cities like Kano (Nigeria).

Map with cities near the latitude or longitude of Zürich (Kreis 11) / Oerlikon

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 Zürich (Kreis 11) / Oerlikon 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 Zürich (Kreis 11) / Oerlikon: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

More about Zürich (Kreis 11) / Oerlikon and Switzerland

Antipode of Switzerland → Distances from Switzerland → Switzerland Population →