Bakersfield: coordinates, UTM zone and magnetic declination
Survey data sheet for Bakersfield (United States) 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)
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FAQ
What UTM zone is Bakersfield in?
Bakersfield is in UTM zone 11N, with central meridian 117° W. In WGS 84, the city center is at E 316,617 m and N 3,916,311 m.
What is the magnetic declination in Bakersfield?
Today the magnetic declination in Bakersfield is 11.75° E, changing by −4.9′ 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 Bakersfield?
The geoid undulation (EGM2008) in Bakersfield is N = −33.30 m. To convert a GNSS height (ellipsoidal, h) to an approximate orthometric height: H = h − N.
Cities near Bakersfield
- Los Angeles 163 km
- Fresno 167 km
- Long Beach 194 km
- Anaheim 199 km
- Santa Ana 209 km
- Riverside 217 km
- San Jose 338 km
- San Diego 341 km
- All cities in United States
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