How To Write Coordinates
Here are some tips for formatting your coordinates so they work on google maps.
How to write coordinates. 32 18 23 1 n 122 36 52 5 w. The next format would be degrees and decimal minu. List your latitude coordinates before longitude coordinates. We have shown this with the coordinates 2 1. Sometimes to help distinguish between latitude and longitude their respective symbols are included.
Such as 37 7 122 2 degrees minutes seconds. For example a location could be found along the latitude line 15 n and the longitude line 30 e. Use the degree symbol instead of d. Such as 10 s 055974 4282182. φ phi for latitude and λ lambda for longitude.
When writing latitude and longitude write latitude first followed by a comma and then longitude. Such as 32 18 385 n 122 36 875 w universal transverse mercator. Use periods as decimals not commas. You write a line of latitude first. In our example we have moved 2 places right and 1 place up.
Dd decimal degrees. One degree of latitude is approximately 69 miles and a minute of latitude is approximately 1 15 miles. First comes the latitude then the longitude. We write these numbers in brackets and separate them with a comma to form a coordinate pair. Find a location and figure out where the lines of latitude and longitude connect.
30 25 326 15 31 265. 65 32 25 or even degrees minutes and decimal seconds. Check that the first number in your latitude coordinate is between 90. To formulate coordinates you can use. Change the way coordinates display based on your personal preferences or needs.