Milwaukee: coordinates, UTM zone and magnetic declination
Survey data sheet for Milwaukee (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 Milwaukee in?
Milwaukee is in UTM zone 16N, with central meridian 87° W. In WGS 84, the city center is at E 426,162 m and N 4,765,533 m.
What is the magnetic declination in Milwaukee?
Today the magnetic declination in Milwaukee is 4.11° W, changing by −1.5′ 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 Milwaukee?
The geoid undulation (EGM2008) in Milwaukee is N = −35.52 m. To convert a GNSS height (ellipsoidal, h) to an approximate orthometric height: H = h − N.
Cities near Milwaukee
- Chicago 134 km
- Indianapolis 392 km
- Detroit 405 km
- Saint Paul 466 km
- Minneapolis 480 km
- Cincinnati 520 km
- Columbus 533 km
- Cleveland 539 km
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