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Riga Coordinates

Riga, Latvia · Elevation 1m

Quick answer: Riga is located at 56.949600, 24.105200 (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

56.949600, 24.105200
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

56°56'58.56"N 24°6'18.72"E
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

56°56.9760'N 24°6.3120'E
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

35V 323940 6315505
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

35VLD2394015505
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

ud15ux2g7
Plus Code

Open Location Code

9G86W4X4+R3

Map Location

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Antipodal Point

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

Antipodal coordinates

-56.949600, 24.105200

Hemisphere: S, E

DD

Decimal Degrees

-56.949600, 24.105200
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

56°56'58.56"S 24°6'18.72"E
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

56°56.9760'S 24°6.3120'E
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

35E 323940 3684495
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

35ELS2394084495
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

htchh88ue
Plus Code

Open Location Code

3GM63424+2V

MGRS Decoded

MGRS encodes location as a nested hierarchy — zone, band, grid square, and offsets. Here is what each component of 35VLD2394015505 means.

Component Value Meaning
UTM Zone 35 One of 60 vertical slices of Earth (6° wide each). Zone 35 runs 24° to 30° longitude.
Latitude Band V One of 20 horizontal bands (8° tall each), lettered C–X (skipping I and O). Indicates the general latitude region.
100 km Square LD A 100 × 100 km grid square within the zone/band. Column letter L (west–east) and row letter D (south–north).
Easting 23940 Distance east within the 100 km square. 5-digit value = 10 m resolution. Multiply by 1 to get meters.
Northing 15505 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 Riga'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
ud
≈ 1,250 × 625 km
3
ud1
≈ 156 × 156 km
4
ud15
≈ 39 × 20 km
5
ud15u
≈ 4.9 × 4.9 km
6
ud15ux
≈ 1.2 km × 610 m
7
ud15ux2
≈ 153 × 153 m
8
ud15ux2g
≈ 38 × 19 m
9
ud15ux2g7
≈ 4.8 × 4.8 m

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

About Riga

Capital of Latvia, the largest city in the Baltic states, known for its Art Nouveau architecture.

Live Converter

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DD

56.949600, 24.105200

DMS

56°56'58.56"N 24°6'18.72"E

DDM

56°56.9760'N 24°6.3120'E

UTM

35V 323940 6315505

MGRS

35VLD2394015505

GH

ud15ux2g7

OLC

9G86W4X4+R3

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