Ar Rastan Geographic coordinates

Ar Rastan is in Homs, Syria, at latitude 34.92667 and longitude 36.73241. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 411 m above sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

34.92667, 36.73241

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

34.9267° N 36.7324° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

34°55'36'' N 36°43'56.7'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

37S 292875 3867258

Plus Code Open Location Code

8G6RWPGJ+MX

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

sy4ney5wx

Latitude and longitude of Ar Rastan

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 34.92667 36.73241
Decimal Degrees (DD) 34.9267° N 36.7324° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 34°55'36'' N 36°43'56.7'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 34°55.6' N 36°43.945' E

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34.9267° N 36.7324° E
Ar Rastan Parallel and meridian of Ar Rastan Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Ar Rastan

Distance to the equator 3,883 km (2,413 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 3,329 km (2,069 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 6,124 km (3,805 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 13,891 km (8,631 mi)
Elevation 411 m (1,348 ft)
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Ar Rastan lies on the same parallel as cities like Los Angeles (United States) and near the same meridian as cities like Moscow (Russia).

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

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