Balıkesir Geographic coordinates

Balıkesir is in Balıkesir, Turkey, at latitude 39.64917 and longitude 27.88611. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 139 m above sea level.

Flag of Turkey Balıkesir, Turkey Northern · Eastern Hemisphere
Decimal coordinates Simple standard

39.64917, 27.88611

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

39.6492° N 27.8861° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

39°38'57'' N 27°53'10'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

35S 576024 4389195

Plus Code Open Location Code

8GF9JVXP+MC

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

sx5cd9fj1

Latitude and longitude of Balıkesir

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 39.64917 27.88611
Decimal Degrees (DD) 39.6492° N 27.8861° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 39°38'57'' N 27°53'10'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 39°38.95' N 27°53.167' E

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39.6492° N 27.8861° E
Balıkesir Parallel and meridian of Balıkesir Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Balıkesir

Distance to the equator 4,409 km (2,739 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 2,378 km (1,477 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 5,598 km (3,479 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 14,416 km (8,957 mi)
Elevation 139 m (456 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Balıkesir

Balıkesir lies near the same parallel as cities like Madrid (Spain) and on the same meridian as cities like Minsk (Belarus).

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

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