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RAAF Base Amberley Coordinates

QLD, AU · Elevation 28m

Quick answer: RAAF Base Amberley is located at -27.635381, 152.711223 (S, E).

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

-27.635381, 152.711223
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

27°38'7.37"S 152°42'40.40"E
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

27°38.1229'S 152°42.6734'E
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

56J 471512 6943154
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

56JMQ7151243154
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

r7hdg10uj
Plus Code

Open Location Code

5R4J9P76+V9

Map Location

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Antipodal Point

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

Antipodal coordinates

27.635381, 152.711223

Hemisphere: N, E

DD

Decimal Degrees

27.635381, 152.711223
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

27°38'7.37"N 152°42'40.40"E
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

27°38.1229'N 152°42.6734'E
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

56R 471512 3056846
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

56RMR7151256846
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

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Plus Code

Open Location Code

7RVJJPP6+3Q

MGRS Decoded

MGRS encodes location as a nested hierarchy — zone, band, grid square, and offsets. Here is what each component of 56JMQ7151243154 means.

Component Value Meaning
UTM Zone 56 One of 60 vertical slices of Earth (6° wide each). Zone 56 runs 150° to 156° longitude.
Latitude Band J One of 20 horizontal bands (8° tall each), lettered C–X (skipping I and O). Indicates the general latitude region.
100 km Square MQ A 100 × 100 km grid square within the zone/band. Column letter M (west–east) and row letter Q (south–north).
Easting 71512 Distance east within the 100 km square. 5-digit value = 10 m resolution. Multiply by 1 to get meters.
Northing 43154 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 RAAF Base Amberley's geohash at every precision level alongside the bounding box each level represents.

Length Geohash Cell Size
1
r
≈ 5,000 × 5,000 km
2
r7
≈ 1,250 × 625 km
3
r7h
≈ 156 × 156 km
4
r7hd
≈ 39 × 20 km
5
r7hdg
≈ 4.9 × 4.9 km
6
r7hdg1
≈ 1.2 km × 610 m
7
r7hdg10
≈ 153 × 153 m
8
r7hdg10u
≈ 38 × 19 m
9
r7hdg10uj
≈ 4.8 × 4.8 m

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

About RAAF Base Amberley

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

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

-27.635381, 152.711223

DMS

27°38'7.37"S 152°42'40.40"E

DDM

27°38.1229'S 152°42.6734'E

UTM

56J 471512 6943154

MGRS

56JMQ7151243154

GH

r7hdg10uj

OLC

5R4J9P76+V9