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Brasstown Bald Coordinates

Georgia, United States · Elevation 1,458m

Quick answer: Brasstown Bald is located at 34.874200, -83.811800 (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

34.874200, -83.811800
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

34°52'27.12"N 83°48'42.48"W
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

34°52.4520'N 83°48.7080'W
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

17S 242991 3862700
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

17SKU4299162700
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

dnhqkudhg
Plus Code

Open Location Code

866RV5FQ+M6

Map Location

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Antipodal Point

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

Antipodal coordinates

-34.874200, -83.811800

Hemisphere: S, W

DD

Decimal Degrees

-34.874200, -83.811800
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

34°52'27.12"S 83°48'42.48"W
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

34°52.4520'S 83°48.7080'W
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

17H 242991 6137300
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

17HKB4299137300
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

61u3sg655
Plus Code

Open Location Code

46QR45GQ+7C

MGRS Decoded

MGRS encodes location as a nested hierarchy — zone, band, grid square, and offsets. Here is what each component of 17SKU4299162700 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 KU A 100 × 100 km grid square within the zone/band. Column letter K (west–east) and row letter U (south–north).
Easting 42991 Distance east within the 100 km square. 5-digit value = 10 m resolution. Multiply by 1 to get meters.
Northing 62700 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 Brasstown Bald'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
dnh
≈ 156 × 156 km
4
dnhq
≈ 39 × 20 km
5
dnhqk
≈ 4.9 × 4.9 km
6
dnhqku
≈ 1.2 km × 610 m
7
dnhqkud
≈ 153 × 153 m
8
dnhqkudh
≈ 38 × 19 m
9
dnhqkudhg
≈ 4.8 × 4.8 m

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

About Brasstown Bald

Brasstown Bald is the highest natural point in Georgia at 4,784 feet (1,458 m). It is located in Union and Towns counties in the Blue Ridge Mountains and features a visitor center with panoramic views.

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DD

34.874200, -83.811800

DMS

34°52'27.12"N 83°48'42.48"W

DDM

34°52.4520'N 83°48.7080'W

UTM

17S 242991 3862700

MGRS

17SKU4299162700

GH

dnhqkudhg

OLC

866RV5FQ+M6

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