New York: coordinates, UTM zone and magnetic declination
Survey data sheet for New York (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 New York in?
New York is in UTM zone 18N, with central meridian 75° W. In WGS 84, the city center is at E 583,960 m and N 4,507,514 m.
What is the magnetic declination in New York?
Today the magnetic declination in New York is 12.46° 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 New York?
The geoid undulation (EGM2008) in New York is N = −32.74 m. To convert a GNSS height (ellipsoidal, h) to an approximate orthometric height: H = h − N.
Cities near New York
- Manhattan 8 km
- Brooklyn 9 km
- Borough of Queens 15 km
- The Bronx 19 km
- Staten Island 20 km
- Philadelphia 130 km
- Baltimore 273 km
- South Boston 305 km
- All cities in United States
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