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RAF Shawbury Coordinates

ENG, GB · Elevation 76m

Quick answer: RAF Shawbury is located at 52.798199, -2.668040 (N, W).

Different tools require different formats — Garmin devices default to DDM, military maps use MGRS, topo maps use UTM, and web apps expect Decimal Degrees. Copy whichever format your device or application needs. Click any format abbreviation to learn how it works.

All Coordinate Formats

DD

Decimal Degrees

52.798199, -2.668040
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

52°47'53.52"N 2°40'4.94"W
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

52°47.8919'N 2°40.0824'W
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

30U 522382 5849874
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

30UWD2238249874
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

gcqh7795y
Plus Code

Open Location Code

9C4VQ8XJ+96

Map Location

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Antipodal Point

The point on the exact opposite side of Earth from RAF Shawbury. If you drilled straight through the planet's center, you would emerge here.

Antipodal coordinates

-52.798199, -2.668040

Hemisphere: S, W

DD

Decimal Degrees

-52.798199, -2.668040
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

52°47'53.52"S 2°40'4.94"W
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

52°47.8919'S 2°40.0824'W
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

30F 522382 4150126
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

30FWG2238250126
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

5yw5ek3hn
Plus Code

Open Location Code

3CVV682J+QJ

MGRS Decoded

MGRS encodes location as a nested hierarchy — zone, band, grid square, and offsets. Here is what each component of 30UWD2238249874 means.

Component Value Meaning
UTM Zone 30 One of 60 vertical slices of Earth (6° wide each). Zone 30 runs -6° to 0° longitude.
Latitude Band U One of 20 horizontal bands (8° tall each), lettered C–X (skipping I and O). Indicates the general latitude region.
100 km Square WD A 100 × 100 km grid square within the zone/band. Column letter W (west–east) and row letter D (south–north).
Easting 22382 Distance east within the 100 km square. 5-digit value = 10 m resolution. Multiply by 1 to get meters.
Northing 49874 Distance north within the 100 km square. Same resolution as easting (10 m).

Geohash Precision

A geohash encodes coordinates by subdividing the Earth into progressively smaller cells. Each extra character roughly halves the cell area. The table below shows RAF Shawbury's geohash at every precision level alongside the bounding box each level represents.

Length Geohash Cell Size
1
g
≈ 5,000 × 5,000 km
2
gc
≈ 1,250 × 625 km
3
gcq
≈ 156 × 156 km
4
gcqh
≈ 39 × 20 km
5
gcqh7
≈ 4.9 × 4.9 km
6
gcqh77
≈ 1.2 km × 610 m
7
gcqh779
≈ 153 × 153 m
8
gcqh7795
≈ 38 × 19 m
9
gcqh7795y
≈ 4.8 × 4.8 m

Precision 9 (highlighted) is the default and provides sub-5-metre accuracy for most applications.

About RAF Shawbury

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Shawbury

Live Converter

The coordinates above are fixed to this landmark. Use this converter to enter any other coordinates — such as a nearby trailhead, parking area, or a location you want to compare — and get all 7 formats instantly.

DD

52.798199, -2.668040

DMS

52°47'53.52"N 2°40'4.94"W

DDM

52°47.8919'N 2°40.0824'W

UTM

30U 522382 5849874

MGRS

30UWD2238249874

GH

gcqh7795y

OLC

9C4VQ8XJ+96

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