New York City Geographic coordinates

New York City is in New York, United States, at latitude 40.71427 and longitude -74.00597. It lies in the northern and western hemispheres, about 57 m above sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

40.71427, -74.00597

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

40.7143° N 74.006° W

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

40°42'51.4'' N 74°0'21.5'' W

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

18T 583960 4507514

Plus Code Open Location Code

87G7PX7V+PJ

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

dr5regy3z

Latitude and longitude of New York City

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 40.71427 -74.00597
Decimal Degrees (DD) 40.7143° N 74.006° W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 40°42'51.4'' N 74°0'21.5'' W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 40°42.856' N 74°0.358' W

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40.7143° N 74.006° W
New York City Parallel and meridian of New York City Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about New York City

Distance to the equator 4,527 km (2,813 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 6,036 km (3,750 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 5,480 km (3,405 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 14,534 km (9,031 mi)
Elevation 57 m (187 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of New York City

New York City lies on the same parallel as cities like Madrid (Spain) and on the same meridian as cities like Bogotá (Colombia).

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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 New York City 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 New York City: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

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