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Honiara Coordinates

Guadalcanal Province, Solomon Islands · Elevation 8m

Quick answer: Honiara is located at -9.428000, 160.046000 (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

-9.428000, 160.046000
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

9°25'40.80"S 160°2'45.60"E
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

9°25.6800'S 160°2.7600'E
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

57L 614838 8957657
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

57LXK1483857657
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

rw3f3gtvy
Plus Code

Open Location Code

6V22H2CW+MW

Map Location

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Antipodal Point

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

Antipodal coordinates

9.428000, 160.046000

Hemisphere: N, E

DD

Decimal Degrees

9.428000, 160.046000
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

9°25'40.80"N 160°2'45.60"E
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

9°25.6800'N 160°2.7600'E
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

57P 614838 1042343
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

57PXL1483842343
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

x99v9umfn
Plus Code

Open Location Code

6VX2C2HW+74

MGRS Decoded

MGRS encodes location as a nested hierarchy — zone, band, grid square, and offsets. Here is what each component of 57LXK1483857657 means.

Component Value Meaning
UTM Zone 57 One of 60 vertical slices of Earth (6° wide each). Zone 57 runs 156° to 162° longitude.
Latitude Band L One of 20 horizontal bands (8° tall each), lettered C–X (skipping I and O). Indicates the general latitude region.
100 km Square XK A 100 × 100 km grid square within the zone/band. Column letter X (west–east) and row letter K (south–north).
Easting 14838 Distance east within the 100 km square. 5-digit value = 10 m resolution. Multiply by 1 to get meters.
Northing 57657 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 Honiara'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
rw
≈ 1,250 × 625 km
3
rw3
≈ 156 × 156 km
4
rw3f
≈ 39 × 20 km
5
rw3f3
≈ 4.9 × 4.9 km
6
rw3f3g
≈ 1.2 km × 610 m
7
rw3f3gt
≈ 153 × 153 m
8
rw3f3gtv
≈ 38 × 19 m
9
rw3f3gtvy
≈ 4.8 × 4.8 m

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

About Honiara

Capital of the Solomon Islands, on the northern coast of Guadalcanal, known for its World War II history.

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

-9.428000, 160.046000

DMS

9°25'40.80"S 160°2'45.60"E

DDM

9°25.6800'S 160°2.7600'E

UTM

57L 614838 8957657

MGRS

57LXK1483857657

GH

rw3f3gtvy

OLC

6V22H2CW+MW

Related Landmarks

Honiara International Airport

SB

-9.4280, 160.0550

Munda Airport

SB

-8.3280, 157.2630