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MacDill Air Force Base Coordinates

FL, US · Elevation 4m

Quick answer: MacDill Air Force Base is located at 27.849300, -82.521202 (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

27.849300, -82.521202
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

27°50'57.48"N 82°31'16.33"W
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

27°50.9580'N 82°31.2721'W
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

17R 350214 3081438
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

17RLL5021481438
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

dhvq6jvcu
Plus Code

Open Location Code

76VVRFXH+PC

Map Location

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Antipodal Point

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

Antipodal coordinates

-27.849300, -82.521202

Hemisphere: S, W

DD

Decimal Degrees

-27.849300, -82.521202
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

27°50'57.48"S 82°31'16.33"W
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

27°50.9580'S 82°31.2721'W
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

17J 350214 6918562
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

17JLK5021418562
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

65j3d4jyh
Plus Code

Open Location Code

564V5F2H+8C

MGRS Decoded

MGRS encodes location as a nested hierarchy — zone, band, grid square, and offsets. Here is what each component of 17RLL5021481438 means.

Component Value Meaning
UTM Zone 17 One of 60 vertical slices of Earth (6° wide each). Zone 17 runs -84° to -78° longitude.
Latitude Band R One of 20 horizontal bands (8° tall each), lettered C–X (skipping I and O). Indicates the general latitude region.
100 km Square LL A 100 × 100 km grid square within the zone/band. Column letter L (west–east) and row letter L (south–north).
Easting 50214 Distance east within the 100 km square. 5-digit value = 10 m resolution. Multiply by 1 to get meters.
Northing 81438 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 MacDill Air Force Base's geohash at every precision level alongside the bounding box each level represents.

Length Geohash Cell Size
1
d
≈ 5,000 × 5,000 km
2
dh
≈ 1,250 × 625 km
3
dhv
≈ 156 × 156 km
4
dhvq
≈ 39 × 20 km
5
dhvq6
≈ 4.9 × 4.9 km
6
dhvq6j
≈ 1.2 km × 610 m
7
dhvq6jv
≈ 153 × 153 m
8
dhvq6jvc
≈ 38 × 19 m
9
dhvq6jvcu
≈ 4.8 × 4.8 m

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

About MacDill Air Force Base

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

27.849300, -82.521202

DMS

27°50'57.48"N 82°31'16.33"W

DDM

27°50.9580'N 82°31.2721'W

UTM

17R 350214 3081438

MGRS

17RLL5021481438

GH

dhvq6jvcu

OLC

76VVRFXH+PC

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