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Paris Coordinates

Île-de-France, France · Elevation 35m

Quick answer: Paris is located at 48.856600, 2.352200 (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

48.856600, 2.352200
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

48°51'23.76"N 2°21'7.92"E
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

48°51.3960'N 2°21.1320'E
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

31U 452483 5411717
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

31UDQ5248311717
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

u09tvw0f6
Plus Code

Open Location Code

8FW4V942+Q4

Map Location

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Antipodal Point

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

Antipodal coordinates

-48.856600, 2.352200

Hemisphere: S, E

DD

Decimal Degrees

-48.856600, 2.352200
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

48°51'23.76"S 2°21'7.92"E
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

48°51.3960'S 2°21.1320'E
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

31F 452483 4588283
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

31FDF5248388283
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

hp3dj9bvd
Plus Code

Open Location Code

4F3449V2+9P

MGRS Decoded

MGRS encodes location as a nested hierarchy — zone, band, grid square, and offsets. Here is what each component of 31UDQ5248311717 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 DQ A 100 × 100 km grid square within the zone/band. Column letter D (west–east) and row letter Q (south–north).
Easting 52483 Distance east within the 100 km square. 5-digit value = 10 m resolution. Multiply by 1 to get meters.
Northing 11717 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 Paris'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
u0
≈ 1,250 × 625 km
3
u09
≈ 156 × 156 km
4
u09t
≈ 39 × 20 km
5
u09tv
≈ 4.9 × 4.9 km
6
u09tvw
≈ 1.2 km × 610 m
7
u09tvw0
≈ 153 × 153 m
8
u09tvw0f
≈ 38 × 19 m
9
u09tvw0f6
≈ 4.8 × 4.8 m

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

About Paris

Capital of France, the "City of Light," one of the world's most visited cities and a center of art, culture, and cuisine.

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DD

48.856600, 2.352200

DMS

48°51'23.76"N 2°21'7.92"E

DDM

48°51.3960'N 2°21.1320'E

UTM

31U 452483 5411717

MGRS

31UDQ5248311717

GH

u09tvw0f6

OLC

8FW4V942+Q4

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