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Brussels Coordinates

Brussels Capital Region, Belgium · Elevation 56m

Quick answer: Brussels is located at 50.850300, 4.351700 (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

50.850300, 4.351700
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

50°51'1.08"N 4°21'6.12"E
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

50°51.0180'N 4°21.1020'E
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

31U 595151 5634048
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

31UES9515134048
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

u151710b3
Plus Code

Open Location Code

9F26V922+4G

Map Location

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Antipodal Point

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

Antipodal coordinates

-50.850300, 4.351700

Hemisphere: S, E

DD

Decimal Degrees

-50.850300, 4.351700
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

50°51'1.08"S 4°21'6.12"E
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

50°51.0180'S 4°21.1020'E
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

31F 595151 4365952
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

31FED9515165952
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

hngnenbz9
Plus Code

Open Location Code

3FX649X2+W8

MGRS Decoded

MGRS encodes location as a nested hierarchy — zone, band, grid square, and offsets. Here is what each component of 31UES9515134048 means.

Component Value Meaning
UTM Zone 31 One of 60 vertical slices of Earth (6° wide each). Zone 31 runs 0° to 6° longitude.
Latitude Band U One of 20 horizontal bands (8° tall each), lettered C–X (skipping I and O). Indicates the general latitude region.
100 km Square ES A 100 × 100 km grid square within the zone/band. Column letter E (west–east) and row letter S (south–north).
Easting 95151 Distance east within the 100 km square. 5-digit value = 10 m resolution. Multiply by 1 to get meters.
Northing 34048 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 Brussels's geohash at every precision level alongside the bounding box each level represents.

Length Geohash Cell Size
1
u
≈ 5,000 × 5,000 km
2
u1
≈ 1,250 × 625 km
3
u15
≈ 156 × 156 km
4
u151
≈ 39 × 20 km
5
u1517
≈ 4.9 × 4.9 km
6
u15171
≈ 1.2 km × 610 m
7
u151710
≈ 153 × 153 m
8
u151710b
≈ 38 × 19 m
9
u151710b3
≈ 4.8 × 4.8 m

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

About Brussels

Capital of Belgium and de facto capital of the EU, headquarters of NATO.

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DD

50.850300, 4.351700

DMS

50°51'1.08"N 4°21'6.12"E

DDM

50°51.0180'N 4°21.1020'E

UTM

31U 595151 5634048

MGRS

31UES9515134048

GH

u151710b3

OLC

9F26V922+4G

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