Reading Geographic coordinates

Reading is in England, United Kingdom, at latitude 51.45625 and longitude -0.97113. It lies in the northern and western hemispheres, about 51 m above sea level.

England, United Kingdom Northern · Western Hemisphere

Decimal coordinates Simple standard

51.45625, -0.97113

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

51.4563° N 0.9711° W

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

51°27'22.5'' N 0°58'16.1'' W

Latitude and longitude of Reading

System	Description	Lat. Latitude	Long. Longitude
Decimal standard	Numeric format used in software and APIs	51.45625	-0.97113
Decimal Degrees (DD)	Degrees with a decimal fraction and hemisphere	51.4563° N	0.9711° W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS)	Classic sexagesimal notation used on maps	51°27'22.5'' N	0°58'16.1'' W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM)	Used in navigation and nautical charting	51°27.375' N	0°58.268' W

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51.4563° N 0.9711° W

Reading, United Kingdom Parallel and meridian of Reading Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Reading

Distance to the equator 5,721 km (3,555 mi)

Distance to the Greenwich meridian 67 km (42 mi)

Distance to the North Pole 4,286 km (2,663 mi)

Distance to the South Pole 15,728 km (9,773 mi)

Elevation 51 m (167 ft)

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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Reading

Reading lies near the same parallel as cities like Amsterdam (Netherlands) and on the same meridian as cities like Valencia (Spain).

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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 Reading 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.