Birmingham: coordinates, UTM zone and magnetic declination
Survey data sheet for Birmingham (United Kingdom) for field work: coordinates, UTM zone, scale factor, grid convergence, today's magnetic declination and geoid undulation, computed for the city center.
Values for the city center (GeoNames coordinate). Declination from the World Magnetic Model 2025 for today's date; geoid from EGM2008. For an exact point, use the tools below.
Nearest GNSS reference stations (IGS)
Tools to use here
FAQ
What UTM zone is Birmingham in?
Birmingham is in UTM zone 30N, with central meridian 3° W. In WGS 84, the city center is at E 574,713 m and N 5,815,154 m.
What is the magnetic declination in Birmingham?
Today the magnetic declination in Birmingham is 0.54° E, changing by +10.8′ per year (WMM2025 model). To get the true azimuth, add the declination to the magnetic azimuth (East positive, West negative).
What is the geoid undulation in Birmingham?
The geoid undulation (EGM2008) in Birmingham is N = 50.37 m. To convert a GNSS height (ellipsoidal, h) to an approximate orthometric height: H = h − N.
Cities near Birmingham
- Coventry 28 km
- Leicester 55 km
- Nottingham 73 km
- Sheffield 104 km
- Manchester 113 km
- Bristol 124 km
- Birkenhead 126 km
- Liverpool 126 km
- All cities in United Kingdom
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