Vorukh Geographic coordinates

Vorukh is in Sughd, Tajikistan, at latitude 39.85125 and longitude 70.58012. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 1,400 m above sea level.

Flag of Tajikistan Sughd, Tajikistan Northern · Eastern Hemisphere
Decimal coordinates Simple standard

39.85125, 70.58012

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

39.8513° N 70.5801° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

39°51'4.5'' N 70°34'48.4'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

42S 635174 4412442

Plus Code Open Location Code

8JFGVH2J+F2

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

tx44wndy7

Latitude and longitude of Vorukh

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 39.85125 70.58012
Decimal Degrees (DD) 39.8513° N 70.5801° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 39°51'4.5'' N 70°34'48.4'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 39°51.075' N 70°34.807' E

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39.8513° N 70.5801° E
Vorukh Parallel and meridian of Vorukh Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Vorukh

Distance to the equator 4,431 km (2,753 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 5,855 km (3,638 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 5,576 km (3,465 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 14,438 km (8,971 mi)
Elevation 1,400 m (4,593 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Vorukh

Vorukh lies near the same parallel as cities like New York City (United States) and near the same meridian as cities like Peshawar (Pakistan).

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

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