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Waterkloof Air Force Base Coordinates

GT, ZA · Elevation 1,506m

Quick answer: Waterkloof Air Force Base is located at -25.830000, 28.222500 (S, 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

-25.830000, 28.222500
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

25°49'48.00"S 28°13'21.00"E
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

25°49.8000'S 28°13.3500'E
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

35J 622526 7142573
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

35JPM2252642573
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

kekj41ycr
Plus Code

Open Location Code

5G6C56CC+55

Map Location

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Antipodal Point

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

Antipodal coordinates

25.830000, 28.222500

Hemisphere: N, E

DD

Decimal Degrees

25.830000, 28.222500
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

25°49'48.00"N 28°13'21.00"E
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

25°49.8000'N 28°13.3500'E
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

35R 622526 2857427
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

35RPJ2252657427
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

sss4fnnyx
Plus Code

Open Location Code

7GQCR6HC+XX

MGRS Decoded

MGRS encodes location as a nested hierarchy — zone, band, grid square, and offsets. Here is what each component of 35JPM2252642573 means.

Component Value Meaning
UTM Zone 35 One of 60 vertical slices of Earth (6° wide each). Zone 35 runs 24° to 30° longitude.
Latitude Band J One of 20 horizontal bands (8° tall each), lettered C–X (skipping I and O). Indicates the general latitude region.
100 km Square PM A 100 × 100 km grid square within the zone/band. Column letter P (west–east) and row letter M (south–north).
Easting 22526 Distance east within the 100 km square. 5-digit value = 10 m resolution. Multiply by 1 to get meters.
Northing 42573 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 Waterkloof Air Force Base's geohash at every precision level alongside the bounding box each level represents.

Length Geohash Cell Size
1
k
≈ 5,000 × 5,000 km
2
ke
≈ 1,250 × 625 km
3
kek
≈ 156 × 156 km
4
kekj
≈ 39 × 20 km
5
kekj4
≈ 4.9 × 4.9 km
6
kekj41
≈ 1.2 km × 610 m
7
kekj41y
≈ 153 × 153 m
8
kekj41yc
≈ 38 × 19 m
9
kekj41ycr
≈ 4.8 × 4.8 m

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

About Waterkloof Air Force Base

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

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

-25.830000, 28.222500

DMS

25°49'48.00"S 28°13'21.00"E

DDM

25°49.8000'S 28°13.3500'E

UTM

35J 622526 7142573

MGRS

35JPM2252642573

GH

kekj41ycr

OLC

5G6C56CC+55

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