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Kilometers to degrees

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8.993×10⁻⁶°

Nothing on our list is smaller: a phone’s GPS accuracy is 5× farther. East–west at latitude 45° the same angle covers about 0.0007071 km.

What it means

How far is that on the ground?

On a sphere of the Earth’s mean radius (6,371 km), along a meridian or great circle. A degree of longitude shrinks with the cosine of the latitude.

The math

How to convert km to °

To convert kilometers to degrees, multiply by 0.0089932.

Example: 0.001 km × 0.0089932 = 8.993×10⁻⁶ °.

In the other direction, 1 ° = 111.195 km.

Every unit

That distance in every unit

Tables

km to ° conversion table

km to ° conversion table
km°
1×10⁻⁵ km8.993×10⁻⁸ °
0.0001 km8.993×10⁻⁷ °
0.001 km8.993×10⁻⁶ °
0.01 km8.993×10⁻⁵ °
0.1 km0.00089932 °
0.5 km0.0044966 °
1 km0.0089932 °
5 km0.044966 °
10 km0.089932 °
45 km0.404694 °
90 km0.809388 °
180 km1.61878 °
° to km conversion table
° to km conversion table
°km
1×10⁻⁵ °0.00111195 km
0.0001 °0.0111195 km
0.001 °0.111195 km
0.01 °1.11195 km
0.1 °11.1195 km
0.5 °55.5975 km
1 °111.195 km
5 °555.975 km
10 °1,111.95 km
45 °5,003.78 km
90 °10,007.6 km
180 °20,015.1 km

Quick answers

Quick answers

How many ° is 1 km?
1 km is 0.0089932 °.
How many ° is 10 km?
10 km is 0.089932 °.
How many ° is 0.001 km?
0.001 km is 8.993×10⁻⁶ °.

The units

About these units

Kilometers (km)

Distance in kilometers.

Degrees (°)

Degrees of arc on the Earth’s surface.

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