Brooklyn: coordinates, UTM zone and magnetic declination
Survey data sheet for Brooklyn (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)
Tools to use here
FAQ
What UTM zone is Brooklyn in?
Brooklyn is in UTM zone 18N, with central meridian 75° W. In WGS 84, the city center is at E 588,808 m and N 4,500,446 m.
What is the magnetic declination in Brooklyn?
Today the magnetic declination in Brooklyn is 12.48° W, changing by +2.4′ 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 Brooklyn?
The geoid undulation (EGM2008) in Brooklyn is N = −32.81 m. To convert a GNSS height (ellipsoidal, h) to an approximate orthometric height: H = h − N.
Cities near Brooklyn
- New York 9 km
- Borough of Queens 10 km
- Manhattan 15 km
- Staten Island 19 km
- The Bronx 23 km
- Philadelphia 129 km
- Baltimore 273 km
- South Boston 306 km
- All cities in United States
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