San Jose Geographic coordinates

San Jose is located at latitude 37.33939 and longitude -121.89496. It is part of America and the northern hemisphere.

Decimal coordinates

Simple standard

37.33939, -121.89496

DD Coodinates

Decimal Degrees

37.3394° N 121.895° W

DMS Coordinates

Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

37°20'21.8'' N 121°53.698' 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 San Jose have been calculated based on the geodetic datum WGS84.

Map of San Jose 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 37.33939 -121.89496
Decimal Degrees (DD) 37.3394° N 121.895° W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 37°20.363' N 121°53.698' W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 37°20'21.8'' N 121°53'41.9'' W

Cities at the same latitude as San Jose

City Coordinates
Seoul, South Korea 37.566, 126.9784
San Francisco, United States 37.77493, -122.41942
Murcia, Spain 37.98704, -1.13004
Sevilla, Spain 37.38283, -5.97317
Taiyuan, China 37.86944, 112.56028

Cities at the same longitude as San Jose

City Coordinates
Sacramento, United States 38.58157, -121.4944
Salinas, United States 36.67774, -121.6555
Vacaville, United States 38.35658, -121.98774
Arden-Arcade, United States 38.6025, -121.37854
Chico, United States 39.72849, -121.83748