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Vandenberg Space Force Base Coordinates

CA, US · Elevation 112m

Quick answer: Vandenberg Space Force Base is located at 34.737301, -120.584000 (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

34.737301, -120.584000
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

34°44'14.28"N 120°35'2.40"W
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

34°44.2381'N 120°35.0400'W
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

10S 721189 3846570
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

10SGD2118946570
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

9q4m859rm
Plus Code

Open Location Code

846XPCP8+VP

Map Location

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Antipodal Point

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

Antipodal coordinates

-34.737301, -120.584000

Hemisphere: S, W

DD

Decimal Degrees

-34.737301, -120.584000
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

34°44'14.28"S 120°35'2.40"W
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

34°44.2381'S 120°35.0400'W
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

10H 721189 6153430
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

10HGG2118953430
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

33f62h32t
Plus Code

Open Location Code

44QX7C78+38

MGRS Decoded

MGRS encodes location as a nested hierarchy — zone, band, grid square, and offsets. Here is what each component of 10SGD2118946570 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 GD A 100 × 100 km grid square within the zone/band. Column letter G (west–east) and row letter D (south–north).
Easting 21189 Distance east within the 100 km square. 5-digit value = 10 m resolution. Multiply by 1 to get meters.
Northing 46570 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 Vandenberg Space 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
9q4
≈ 156 × 156 km
4
9q4m
≈ 39 × 20 km
5
9q4m8
≈ 4.9 × 4.9 km
6
9q4m85
≈ 1.2 km × 610 m
7
9q4m859
≈ 153 × 153 m
8
9q4m859r
≈ 38 × 19 m
9
9q4m859rm
≈ 4.8 × 4.8 m

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

About Vandenberg Space Force Base

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

Live Converter

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DD

34.737301, -120.584000

DMS

34°44'14.28"N 120°35'2.40"W

DDM

34°44.2381'N 120°35.0400'W

UTM

10S 721189 3846570

MGRS

10SGD2118946570

GH

9q4m859rm

OLC

846XPCP8+VP

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