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Beale Air Force Base Coordinates

CA, US · Elevation 34m

Quick answer: Beale Air Force Base is located at 39.136101, -121.436996 (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

39.136101, -121.436996
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

39°8'9.96"N 121°26'13.19"W
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

39°8.1661'N 121°26.2198'W
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

10S 635087 4333043
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

10SFJ3508733043
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

9qcwsss22
Plus Code

Open Location Code

84FW4HP7+C9

Map Location

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Antipodal Point

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

Antipodal coordinates

-39.136101, -121.436996

Hemisphere: S, W

DD

Decimal Degrees

-39.136101, -121.436996
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

39°8'9.96"S 121°26'13.19"W
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

39°8.1661'S 121°26.2198'W
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

10H 635087 5666957
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

10HFB3508766957
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

3319kekr8
Plus Code

Open Location Code

44GWVH77+CQ

MGRS Decoded

MGRS encodes location as a nested hierarchy — zone, band, grid square, and offsets. Here is what each component of 10SFJ3508733043 means.

Component Value Meaning
UTM Zone 10 One of 60 vertical slices of Earth (6° wide each). Zone 10 runs -126° to -120° longitude.
Latitude Band S One of 20 horizontal bands (8° tall each), lettered C–X (skipping I and O). Indicates the general latitude region.
100 km Square FJ A 100 × 100 km grid square within the zone/band. Column letter F (west–east) and row letter J (south–north).
Easting 35087 Distance east within the 100 km square. 5-digit value = 10 m resolution. Multiply by 1 to get meters.
Northing 33043 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 Beale Air Force Base's geohash at every precision level alongside the bounding box each level represents.

Length Geohash Cell Size
1
9
≈ 5,000 × 5,000 km
2
9q
≈ 1,250 × 625 km
3
9qc
≈ 156 × 156 km
4
9qcw
≈ 39 × 20 km
5
9qcws
≈ 4.9 × 4.9 km
6
9qcwss
≈ 1.2 km × 610 m
7
9qcwsss
≈ 153 × 153 m
8
9qcwsss2
≈ 38 × 19 m
9
9qcwsss22
≈ 4.8 × 4.8 m

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

About Beale Air Force Base

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

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

39.136101, -121.436996

DMS

39°8'9.96"N 121°26'13.19"W

DDM

39°8.1661'N 121°26.2198'W

UTM

10S 635087 4333043

MGRS

10SFJ3508733043

GH

9qcwsss22

OLC

84FW4HP7+C9