Sacramento: coordinates, UTM zone and magnetic declination
Survey data sheet for Sacramento (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 Sacramento in?
Sacramento is in UTM zone 10N, with central meridian 123° W. In WGS 84, the city center is at E 631,140 m and N 4,271,419 m.
What is the magnetic declination in Sacramento?
Today the magnetic declination in Sacramento is 12.84° E, changing by −5.5′ 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 Sacramento?
The geoid undulation (EGM2008) in Sacramento is N = −30.54 m. To convert a GNSS height (ellipsoidal, h) to an approximate orthometric height: H = h − N.
Cities near Sacramento
- Stockton 72 km
- Oakland 110 km
- San Francisco 121 km
- San Jose 143 km
- Fresno 254 km
- Bakersfield 419 km
- Los Angeles 582 km
- Long Beach 612 km
- All cities in United States
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