Rustenburg: coordinates, UTM zone and magnetic declination
Survey data sheet for Rustenburg (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)
Tools to use here
FAQ
What UTM zone is Rustenburg in?
Rustenburg is in UTM zone 35S, with central meridian 27° E. In WGS 84, the city center is at E 524,295 m and N 7,161,109 m.
What is the magnetic declination in Rustenburg?
Today the magnetic declination in Rustenburg is 19.68° W, changing by −15.5′ 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 Rustenburg?
The geoid undulation (EGM2008) in Rustenburg is N = 24.78 m. To convert a GNSS height (ellipsoidal, h) to an approximate orthometric height: H = h − N.
Cities near Rustenburg
- Krugersdorp 71 km
- Diepsloot 83 km
- Roodepoort 84 km
- Soshanguve 89 km
- Randburg 90 km
- Soweto 91 km
- Pretoria 95 km
- Johannesburg 100 km
- All cities in South Africa
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