South Boston Geographic coordinates

South Boston is in Massachusetts, United States, at latitude 42.33343 and longitude -71.04949. It lies in the northern and western hemispheres, near sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

42.33343, -71.04949

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

42.3334° N 71.0495° W

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

42°20'0.3'' N 71°2'58.2'' W

Latitude and longitude of South Boston

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 42.33343 -71.04949
Decimal Degrees (DD) 42.3334° N 71.0495° W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 42°20'0.3'' N 71°2'58.2'' W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 42°20.006' N 71°2.969' W

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42.3334° N 71.0495° W
South Boston, MA, United States Parallel and meridian of South Boston Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about South Boston

Distance to the equator 4,707 km (2,925 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 5,657 km (3,515 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 5,300 km (3,293 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 14,714 km (9,143 mi)
Elevation 20 m (66 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of South Boston

South Boston lies near the same parallel as cities like Rome (Italy) and near the same meridian as cities like Santiago (Chile).

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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 South Boston 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.

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