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Shaw Air Force Base Coordinates

SC, US · Elevation 73m

Quick answer: Shaw Air Force Base is located at 33.972698, -80.470596 (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

33.972698, -80.470596
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

33°58'21.71"N 80°28'14.15"W
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

33°58.3619'N 80°28.2358'W
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

17S 548905 3759255
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

17SNT4890559255
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

dnnc2be17
Plus Code

Open Location Code

865XXGFH+56

Map Location

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Antipodal Point

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

Antipodal coordinates

-33.972698, -80.470596

Hemisphere: S, W

DD

Decimal Degrees

-33.972698, -80.470596
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

33°58'21.71"S 80°28'14.15"W
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

33°58.3619'S 80°28.2358'W
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

17H 548905 6240745
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

17HNC4890540745
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

61yy8z7ne
Plus Code

Open Location Code

46RX2GGH+XJ

MGRS Decoded

MGRS encodes location as a nested hierarchy — zone, band, grid square, and offsets. Here is what each component of 17SNT4890559255 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 S One of 20 horizontal bands (8° tall each), lettered C–X (skipping I and O). Indicates the general latitude region.
100 km Square NT A 100 × 100 km grid square within the zone/band. Column letter N (west–east) and row letter T (south–north).
Easting 48905 Distance east within the 100 km square. 5-digit value = 10 m resolution. Multiply by 1 to get meters.
Northing 59255 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 Shaw 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
dn
≈ 1,250 × 625 km
3
dnn
≈ 156 × 156 km
4
dnnc
≈ 39 × 20 km
5
dnnc2
≈ 4.9 × 4.9 km
6
dnnc2b
≈ 1.2 km × 610 m
7
dnnc2be
≈ 153 × 153 m
8
dnnc2be1
≈ 38 × 19 m
9
dnnc2be17
≈ 4.8 × 4.8 m

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

About Shaw Air Force Base

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

33.972698, -80.470596

DMS

33°58'21.71"N 80°28'14.15"W

DDM

33°58.3619'N 80°28.2358'W

UTM

17S 548905 3759255

MGRS

17SNT4890559255

GH

dnnc2be17

OLC

865XXGFH+56

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