The unit of measure used to determine absolute location is degrees and minutes of latitude and longitude. The Earth has 360 degrees at the equator.
Latitude and longitude are angles, and are best expressed in units of angle measurement. Those could include radians, grads, etc., but the most commonly used are degrees, minutes, seconds, and fractions of seconds.
The 0 degrees latitude line is called the equator.
Hipparchus is the man credited with developing the global grid system made up of imaginary lines of latitude and longitude. Though he was born in 190 BC and died in 120 BC, his grid system is still used today.
The Ground
Latitude: 59°57′N Longitude: 30°19′E
the latitude and longitude of 3333 W 110th St Chicago IL 60655 are Latitude 41.693433 North Longitude 87.704350 West
The center of the intersection of E Main St and 5th Ave is located at 41.9144° north latitude 88.3087° west longitude.
The center of the intersection of Regent St and King St in downtown Fredericton, NB is located at 45.96018° north latitude 66.63951° west longitude.
The center of the intersection of Taylor St and 31st St in the town of Mt. Rainier, Maryland, is located at 38.9413° north latitude 76.9649° west longitude.
The center of the intersection of 10th St and Conner St, by the City Hall, is located at 40.0456° north latitude 86.0122° west longitude.
St. Ives is located near 50.2 degrees N latitude, 5.5 degrees W longitude. It is located near the southwesternmost point of the island of Great Britain.
The center of the big intersection where North St, West St, Barn Rd, and Polar St all converge is located at 51.3689° north latitude 55.5959° west longitude. Other spots around the bight have somewhat different coordinates.,
The center of the intersection of Front St and Main St is located at 35.39877° north latitude 78.81622° west longitude. Other spots in town have different coordinates.
The center of the intersection of Louisville St and Highway-12 is located at 33.4539° north latitude 88.8220° west longitude.
55.752529, 37.623090
The center of the intersection of Paris Ave and Lisbon St in Paris, Ohio, is located at 40.7977° north latitude. 81.1650° west longitude.