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RAF Lakenheath Coordinates

ENG, GB · Elevation 10m

Quick answer: RAF Lakenheath is located at 52.409540, 0.561161 (N, E).

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

52.409540, 0.561161
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

52°24'34.34"N 0°33'40.18"E
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

52°24.5724'N 0°33.6697'E
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

31U 334117 5809388
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

31UCU3411709388
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

u126hubee
Plus Code

Open Location Code

9F42CH56+V5

Map Location

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Antipodal Point

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

Antipodal coordinates

-52.409540, 0.561161

Hemisphere: S, E

DD

Decimal Degrees

-52.409540, 0.561161
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

52°24'34.34"S 0°33'40.18"E
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

52°24.5724'S 0°33.6697'E
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

31F 334117 4190612
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

31FCB3411790612
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

hn8mug0s7
Plus Code

Open Location Code

3FV2HHR6+3X

MGRS Decoded

MGRS encodes location as a nested hierarchy — zone, band, grid square, and offsets. Here is what each component of 31UCU3411709388 means.

Component Value Meaning
UTM Zone 31 One of 60 vertical slices of Earth (6° wide each). Zone 31 runs 0° to 6° 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 CU A 100 × 100 km grid square within the zone/band. Column letter C (west–east) and row letter U (south–north).
Easting 34117 Distance east within the 100 km square. 5-digit value = 10 m resolution. Multiply by 1 to get meters.
Northing 09388 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 Lakenheath's geohash at every precision level alongside the bounding box each level represents.

Length Geohash Cell Size
1
u
≈ 5,000 × 5,000 km
2
u1
≈ 1,250 × 625 km
3
u12
≈ 156 × 156 km
4
u126
≈ 39 × 20 km
5
u126h
≈ 4.9 × 4.9 km
6
u126hu
≈ 1.2 km × 610 m
7
u126hub
≈ 153 × 153 m
8
u126hube
≈ 38 × 19 m
9
u126hubee
≈ 4.8 × 4.8 m

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

About RAF Lakenheath

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

Live Converter

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DD

52.409540, 0.561161

DMS

52°24'34.34"N 0°33'40.18"E

DDM

52°24.5724'N 0°33.6697'E

UTM

31U 334117 5809388

MGRS

31UCU3411709388

GH

u126hubee

OLC

9F42CH56+V5

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