Anchorage Geographic coordinates

Anchorage is in Alaska, United States, at latitude 61.21806 and longitude -149.90028. It lies in the northern and western hemispheres, near sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

61.21806, -149.90028

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

61.2181° N 149.9003° W

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

61°13'5'' N 149°54'1'' W

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

6V 344248 6790532

Plus Code Open Location Code

93HG639X+6V

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

bdvkkbmvn

Latitude and longitude of Anchorage

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 61.21806 -149.90028
Decimal Degrees (DD) 61.2181° N 149.9003° W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 61°13'5'' N 149°54'1'' W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 61°13.084' N 149°54.017' W

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61.2181° N 149.9003° W
Anchorage, AK, United States Parallel and meridian of Anchorage Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Anchorage

Distance to the equator 6,807 km (4,230 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 6,162 km (3,829 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 3,200 km (1,989 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 16,814 km (10,448 mi)
Elevation 16 m (52 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Anchorage

Anchorage lies near the same parallel as cities like Espoo (Finland) and on the same meridian as cities like Papeete (French Polynesia).

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

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