Columbus Geographic coordinates

Columbus is located at latitude 39.96118 and longitude -82.99879. It is part of America and the northern hemisphere.

Decimal coordinates

Simple standard

39.96118, -82.99879

DD Coodinates

Decimal Degrees

39.9612° N 82.9988° W

DMS Coordinates

Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

39°57'40.2'' N 82°59.927' W

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 Columbus have been calculated based on the geodetic datum WGS84.

Map of Columbus with coordinates

Latitude and longitude of United States

There are many systems and formats to represent geographic coordinates. The following table matches the equivalence between the most common formats:

System Latitude Longitude
Simple decimal standard 39.96118 -82.99879
Decimal Degrees (DD) 39.9612° N 82.9988° W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 39°57.671' N 82°59.927' W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 39°57'40.2'' N 82°59'55.6'' W

Cities at the same latitude as Columbus

City Coordinates
Beijing, China 39.9075, 116.39723
Philadelphia, United States 39.95238, -75.16362
Tianjin, China 39.14222, 117.17667
Valencia, Spain 39.47391, -0.37966
Indianapolis, United States 39.76838, -86.15804

Cities at the same longitude as Columbus

City Coordinates
Havana, Cuba 23.13302, -82.38304
Tampa, United States 27.94752, -82.45843
Spring Hill, United States 28.47688, -82.52546
Ironville, United States 38.45647, -82.69238
Meads, United States 38.41258, -82.70905