San Diego: coordinates, UTM zone and magnetic declination
Survey data sheet for San Diego (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 San Diego in?
San Diego is in UTM zone 11N, with central meridian 117° W. In WGS 84, the city center is at E 484,563 m and N 3,619,783 m.
What is the magnetic declination in San Diego?
Today the magnetic declination in San Diego is 10.86° E, changing by −4.5′ 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 San Diego?
The geoid undulation (EGM2008) in San Diego is N = −35.24 m. To convert a GNSS height (ellipsoidal, h) to an approximate orthometric height: H = h − N.
Cities near San Diego
- Santa Ana 132 km
- Riverside 139 km
- Anaheim 143 km
- Long Beach 151 km
- Los Angeles 179 km
- Bakersfield 341 km
- Henderson 420 km
- Las Vegas 427 km
- All cities in United States
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