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Beijing Coordinates

Beijing Municipality, China · Elevation 43m

Quick answer: Beijing is located at 39.904200, 116.407400 (N, 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

39.904200, 116.407400
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

39°54'15.12"N 116°24'26.64"E
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

39°54.2520'N 116°24.4440'E
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

50S 449345 4417292
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

50SMK4934517292
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

wx4g0bm6c
Plus Code

Open Location Code

8PFRWC34+QH

Map Location

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Antipodal Point

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

Antipodal coordinates

-39.904200, 116.407400

Hemisphere: S, E

DD

Decimal Degrees

-39.904200, 116.407400
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

39°54'15.12"S 116°24'26.64"E
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

39°54.2520'S 116°24.4440'E
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

50H 449345 5582708
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

50HMA4934582708
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

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Plus Code

Open Location Code

4PGR3CW4+9H

MGRS Decoded

MGRS encodes location as a nested hierarchy — zone, band, grid square, and offsets. Here is what each component of 50SMK4934517292 means.

Component Value Meaning
UTM Zone 50 One of 60 vertical slices of Earth (6° wide each). Zone 50 runs 114° 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 MK A 100 × 100 km grid square within the zone/band. Column letter M (west–east) and row letter K (south–north).
Easting 49345 Distance east within the 100 km square. 5-digit value = 10 m resolution. Multiply by 1 to get meters.
Northing 17292 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 Beijing's geohash at every precision level alongside the bounding box each level represents.

Length Geohash Cell Size
1
w
≈ 5,000 × 5,000 km
2
wx
≈ 1,250 × 625 km
3
wx4
≈ 156 × 156 km
4
wx4g
≈ 39 × 20 km
5
wx4g0
≈ 4.9 × 4.9 km
6
wx4g0b
≈ 1.2 km × 610 m
7
wx4g0bm
≈ 153 × 153 m
8
wx4g0bm6
≈ 38 × 19 m
9
wx4g0bm6c
≈ 4.8 × 4.8 m

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

About Beijing

Capital of China, one of the world's great cities, home to the Forbidden City and Tiananmen Square.

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

39.904200, 116.407400

DMS

39°54'15.12"N 116°24'26.64"E

DDM

39°54.2520'N 116°24.4440'E

UTM

50S 449345 4417292

MGRS

50SMK4934517292

GH

wx4g0bm6c

OLC

8PFRWC34+QH

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