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Norfolk Naval Station (Chambers Field) Coordinates

VA, US · Elevation 5m

Quick answer: Norfolk Naval Station (Chambers Field) is located at 36.937599, -76.289299 (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

36.937599, -76.289299
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

36°56'15.36"N 76°17'21.48"W
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

36°56.2559'N 76°17.3579'W
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

18S 385187 4088726
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

18SUF8518788726
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

dq9dpurc4
Plus Code

Open Location Code

8785WPQ6+32

Map Location

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Antipodal Point

The point on the exact opposite side of Earth from Norfolk Naval Station (Chambers Field). If you drilled straight through the planet's center, you would emerge here.

Antipodal coordinates

-36.937599, -76.289299

Hemisphere: S, W

DD

Decimal Degrees

-36.937599, -76.289299
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

36°56'15.36"S 76°17'21.48"W
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

36°56.2559'S 76°17.3579'W
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

18H 385187 5911274
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

18HUE8518711274
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

633tzgxyf
Plus Code

Open Location Code

47M53P66+VR

MGRS Decoded

MGRS encodes location as a nested hierarchy — zone, band, grid square, and offsets. Here is what each component of 18SUF8518788726 means.

Component Value Meaning
UTM Zone 18 One of 60 vertical slices of Earth (6° wide each). Zone 18 runs -78° to -72° 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 UF A 100 × 100 km grid square within the zone/band. Column letter U (west–east) and row letter F (south–north).
Easting 85187 Distance east within the 100 km square. 5-digit value = 10 m resolution. Multiply by 1 to get meters.
Northing 88726 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 Norfolk Naval Station (Chambers Field)'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
dq
≈ 1,250 × 625 km
3
dq9
≈ 156 × 156 km
4
dq9d
≈ 39 × 20 km
5
dq9dp
≈ 4.9 × 4.9 km
6
dq9dpu
≈ 1.2 km × 610 m
7
dq9dpur
≈ 153 × 153 m
8
dq9dpurc
≈ 38 × 19 m
9
dq9dpurc4
≈ 4.8 × 4.8 m

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

About Norfolk Naval Station (Chambers Field)

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

Live Converter

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DD

36.937599, -76.289299

DMS

36°56'15.36"N 76°17'21.48"W

DDM

36°56.2559'N 76°17.3579'W

UTM

18S 385187 4088726

MGRS

18SUF8518788726

GH

dq9dpurc4

OLC

8785WPQ6+32

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