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Lightning Ridge Airport Coordinates

NSW, AU · Elevation 165m

Quick answer: Lightning Ridge Airport is located at -29.452857, 147.977146 (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

-29.452857, 147.977146
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

29°27'10.29"S 147°58'37.73"E
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

29°27.1714'S 147°58.6288'E
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

55J 594759 6741443
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

55JEH9475941443
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

r6c0rq38t
Plus Code

Open Location Code

5R29GXWG+X7

Map Location

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Antipodal Point

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

Antipodal coordinates

29.452857, 147.977146

Hemisphere: N, E

DD

Decimal Degrees

29.452857, 147.977146
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

29°27'10.29"N 147°58'37.73"E
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

29°27.1714'N 147°58.6288'E
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

55R 594759 3258557
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

55REN9475958557
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

xm1px39xm
Plus Code

Open Location Code

7RX9FX3G+5M

MGRS Decoded

MGRS encodes location as a nested hierarchy — zone, band, grid square, and offsets. Here is what each component of 55JEH9475941443 means.

Component Value Meaning
UTM Zone 55 One of 60 vertical slices of Earth (6° wide each). Zone 55 runs 144° to 150° 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 EH A 100 × 100 km grid square within the zone/band. Column letter E (west–east) and row letter H (south–north).
Easting 94759 Distance east within the 100 km square. 5-digit value = 10 m resolution. Multiply by 1 to get meters.
Northing 41443 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 Lightning Ridge Airport'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
r6
≈ 1,250 × 625 km
3
r6c
≈ 156 × 156 km
4
r6c0
≈ 39 × 20 km
5
r6c0r
≈ 4.9 × 4.9 km
6
r6c0rq
≈ 1.2 km × 610 m
7
r6c0rq3
≈ 153 × 153 m
8
r6c0rq38
≈ 38 × 19 m
9
r6c0rq38t
≈ 4.8 × 4.8 m

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

About Lightning Ridge Airport

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

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

-29.452857, 147.977146

DMS

29°27'10.29"S 147°58'37.73"E

DDM

29°27.1714'S 147°58.6288'E

UTM

55J 594759 6741443

MGRS

55JEH9475941443

GH

r6c0rq38t

OLC

5R29GXWG+X7

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