Virginia Beach: coordinates, UTM zone and magnetic declination
Survey data sheet for Virginia Beach (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 Virginia Beach in?
Virginia Beach is in UTM zone 18N, with central meridian 75° W. In WGS 84, the city center is at E 412,814 m and N 4,079,004 m.
What is the magnetic declination in Virginia Beach?
Today the magnetic declination in Virginia Beach is 10.96° W, changing by −0.1′ 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 Virginia Beach?
The geoid undulation (EGM2008) in Virginia Beach is N = −38.77 m. To convert a GNSS height (ellipsoidal, h) to an approximate orthometric height: H = h − N.
Cities near Virginia Beach
- Washington D.C. 245 km
- Raleigh 267 km
- West Raleigh 268 km
- Baltimore 277 km
- Philadelphia 352 km
- Greensboro 352 km
- Staten Island 442 km
- Brooklyn 457 km
- All cities in United States
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