Mayfa‘ah Geographic coordinates

Mayfa‘ah is in Shabwah, Yemen, at latitude 14.27533 and longitude 47.58414. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 394 m above sea level.

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

14.27533, 47.58414

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

14.2753° N 47.5841° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

14°16'31.2'' N 47°35'2.9'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

38P 778811 1579728

Plus Code Open Location Code

7H697HGM+4M

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

t49c4y9xy

Latitude and longitude of Mayfa‘ah

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 14.27533 47.58414
Decimal Degrees (DD) 14.2753° N 47.5841° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 14°16'31.2'' N 47°35'2.9'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 14°16.52' N 47°35.048' E

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14.2753° N 47.5841° E
Mayfa‘ah Parallel and meridian of Mayfa‘ah Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Mayfa‘ah

Distance to the equator 1,587 km (986 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 5,118 km (3,180 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 8,420 km (5,232 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 11,594 km (7,204 mi)
Elevation 394 m (1,293 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Mayfa‘ah

Mayfa‘ah lies on the same parallel as cities like Guatemala City (Guatemala) and near the same meridian as cities like Riyadh (Saudi Arabia).

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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 Mayfa‘ah 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 Mayfa‘ah: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

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