Houston Geographic coordinates

Houston is located at latitude 29.76328 and longitude -95.36327. It is part of America and the northern hemisphere.

Decimal coordinates

Simple standard

29.76328, -95.36327

DD Coodinates

Decimal Degrees

29.7633° N 95.3633° W

DMS Coordinates

Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

29°45'47.8'' N 95°21.796' 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 Houston have been calculated based on the geodetic datum WGS84.

Map of Houston 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 29.76328 -95.36327
Decimal Degrees (DD) 29.7633° N 95.3633° W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 29°45.797' N 95°21.796' W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 29°45'47.8'' N 95°21'47.8'' W

Cities at the same latitude as Houston

City Coordinates
San Antonio, United States 29.42412, -98.49363
Chongqing, China 29.56278, 106.55278
Hermosillo, Mexico 29.1026, -110.97732
Puyang, China 29.45679, 119.88872
Ningbo, China 29.87819, 121.54945

Cities at the same longitude as Houston

City Coordinates
Omaha, United States 41.25626, -95.94043
Tulsa, United States 36.15398, -95.99277
Lawrence, United States 38.97167, -95.23525
Topeka, United States 39.04833, -95.67804
Salina Cruz, Mexico 16.17535, -95.19424