Central address: 600 Chapel Dr, Durham, NC 27705, USA
Elevation: 119.801
Time Zone: America/New_York
Latitude: 36° 0' 5.1336'' N
Longitude: 78° 56' 17.6244'' W
The latitude of Duke University is 36.001426, and the longitude is -78.938229. Duke University is located in Durham, United States with the gps coordinates of 36° 0' 5.1336'' N and 78° 56' 17.6244'' W. The category of Duke University is Educational Sites.
Duke University is a private research university located in Durham, North Carolina. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present-day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco and electric power industrialist James Buchanan Duke established The Duke Endowment, at which time the institution changed its name to honor his deceased father, Washington Duke.
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| Latitude | 36.001426 | Longitude | -78.938229 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 119.801 | DMS Lat | 36° 0' 5.1336'' N |
| DMS Lng | 78° 56' 17.6244'' W | GeoHASH | dnrug9ygtbnr1 |
| UTM Zone | 17S | UTM Easting | 685831.574631245 |
| UTM Northing | 3986072.9090205 | Time Zone | America/New_York |
| Country | United States | State | North Carolina (NC) |