Lincoln Geographic coordinates

Lincoln is in Nebraska, United States, at latitude 40.8 and longitude -96.66696. It lies in the northern and western hemispheres, about 366 m above sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

40.8, -96.66696

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

40.8° N 96.667° W

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

40°47'60'' N 96°40'1.1'' W

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

14T 696812 4519175

Plus Code Open Location Code

86G5R82M+26

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

9z72073m0

Latitude and longitude of Lincoln

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 40.8 -96.66696
Decimal Degrees (DD) 40.8° N 96.667° W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 40°47'60'' N 96°40'1.1'' W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 40°48' N 96°40.018' W

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40.8° N 96.667° W
Lincoln, NE, United States Parallel and meridian of Lincoln Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Lincoln

Distance to the equator 4,537 km (2,819 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 7,658 km (4,758 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 5,471 km (3,399 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 14,544 km (9,037 mi)
Elevation 366 m (1,201 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Lincoln

Lincoln lies on the same parallel as cities like Madrid (Spain) and near the same meridian as cities like Winnipeg (Canada).

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

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