Emalahleni: coordinates, UTM zone and magnetic declination
Survey data sheet for Emalahleni (South Africa) 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)
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FAQ
What UTM zone is Emalahleni in?
Emalahleni is in UTM zone 35S, with central meridian 27° E. In WGS 84, the city center is at E 723,775 m and N 7,136,662 m.
What is the magnetic declination in Emalahleni?
Today the magnetic declination in Emalahleni is 20.78° W, changing by −15.7′ 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 Emalahleni?
The geoid undulation (EGM2008) in Emalahleni is N = 26.31 m. To convert a GNSS height (ellipsoidal, h) to an approximate orthometric height: H = h − N.
Cities near Emalahleni
- Brakpan 95 km
- Benoni 98 km
- Thembisa 102 km
- Boksburg 104 km
- Pretoria 106 km
- Soshanguve 122 km
- Diepsloot 122 km
- Johannesburg 124 km
- All cities in South Africa
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