Lafayette Geographic coordinates

Lafayette is located at latitude 30.22409 and longitude -92.01984. It is part of America and the northern hemisphere.

Decimal coordinates

Simple standard

30.22409, -92.01984

DD Coodinates

Decimal Degrees

30.2241° N 92.0198° W

DMS Coordinates

Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

30°13'26.7'' N 92°1.19' 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 Lafayette have been calculated based on the geodetic datum WGS84.

Map of Lafayette 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 30.22409 -92.01984
Decimal Degrees (DD) 30.2241° N 92.0198° W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 30°13.445' N 92°1.19' W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 30°13'26.7'' N 92°1'11.4'' W

Cities at the same latitude as Lafayette

City Coordinates
Cairo, Egypt 30.06263, 31.24967
Chengdu, China 30.66667, 104.06667
Wuhan, China 30.58333, 114.26667
Hangzhou, China 30.29365, 120.16142
Jacksonville, United States 30.33218, -81.65565

Cities at the same longitude as Lafayette

City Coordinates
Villahermosa, Mexico 17.98689, -92.93028
Tapachula, Mexico 14.90385, -92.25749
Little Rock, United States 34.74648, -92.28959
Duluth, United States 46.78327, -92.10658
Columbia, United States 38.95171, -92.33407