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Spruce Knob Coordinates

West Virginia, United States · Elevation 1,482m

Quick answer: Spruce Knob is located at 38.699400, -79.532600 (N, W).

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

38.699400, -79.532600
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

38°41'57.84"N 79°31'57.36"W
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

38°41.9640'N 79°31.9560'W
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

17S 627604 4284441
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

17SPC2760484441
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

dnzknjn0k
Plus Code

Open Location Code

87C2MFX8+QQ

Map Location

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Antipodal Point

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

Antipodal coordinates

-38.699400, -79.532600

Hemisphere: S, W

DD

Decimal Degrees

-38.699400, -79.532600
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

38°41'57.84"S 79°31'57.36"W
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

38°41.9640'S 79°31.9560'W
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

17H 627604 5715559
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

17HPT2760415559
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

61p7y4yps
Plus Code

Open Location Code

47H28F28+99

MGRS Decoded

MGRS encodes location as a nested hierarchy — zone, band, grid square, and offsets. Here is what each component of 17SPC2760484441 means.

Component Value Meaning
UTM Zone 17 One of 60 vertical slices of Earth (6° wide each). Zone 17 runs -84° to -78° 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 PC A 100 × 100 km grid square within the zone/band. Column letter P (west–east) and row letter C (south–north).
Easting 27604 Distance east within the 100 km square. 5-digit value = 10 m resolution. Multiply by 1 to get meters.
Northing 84441 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 Spruce Knob's geohash at every precision level alongside the bounding box each level represents.

Length Geohash Cell Size
1
d
≈ 5,000 × 5,000 km
2
dn
≈ 1,250 × 625 km
3
dnz
≈ 156 × 156 km
4
dnzk
≈ 39 × 20 km
5
dnzkn
≈ 4.9 × 4.9 km
6
dnzknj
≈ 1.2 km × 610 m
7
dnzknjn
≈ 153 × 153 m
8
dnzknjn0
≈ 38 × 19 m
9
dnzknjn0k
≈ 4.8 × 4.8 m

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

About Spruce Knob

Spruce Knob is the highest point in West Virginia at 4,863 feet (1,482 m). It is located in Pendleton County within Spruce Knob-Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area.

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

38.699400, -79.532600

DMS

38°41'57.84"N 79°31'57.36"W

DDM

38°41.9640'N 79°31.9560'W

UTM

17S 627604 4284441

MGRS

17SPC2760484441

GH

dnzknjn0k

OLC

87C2MFX8+QQ

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