Ash Shiḩr Geographic coordinates

Ash Shiḩr is in Muhafazat Hadramaout, Yemen, at latitude 14.76026 and longitude 49.60537. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, near sea level.

Flag of Yemen Muhafazat Hadramaout, Yemen Northern · Eastern Hemisphere
Decimal coordinates Simple standard

14.76026, 49.60537

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

14.7603° N 49.6054° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

14°45'36.9'' N 49°36'19.3'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

39P 349888 1632275

Plus Code Open Location Code

7H6FQJ64+44

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

t4e7bz188

Latitude and longitude of Ash Shiḩr

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 14.76026 49.60537
Decimal Degrees (DD) 14.7603° N 49.6054° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 14°45'36.9'' N 49°36'19.3'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 14°45.616' N 49°36.322' E

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14.7603° N 49.6054° E
Ash Shiḩr Parallel and meridian of Ash Shiḩr Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Ash Shiḩr

Distance to the equator 1,641 km (1,020 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 5,322 km (3,307 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 8,366 km (5,198 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 11,648 km (7,238 mi)
Elevation 17 m (56 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Ash Shiḩr

Ash Shiḩr lies on the same parallel as cities like Guatemala City (Guatemala) and on the same meridian as cities like Kazan (Russia).

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

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