MGRS coordinates of Colchester
East of England · Engeland
MGRS-coördinaat (middelpunt)
Grid zone — · berekend uit 51.8897, 0.8995 (WGS84)
On the map
Colchester, in Essex in the East of England, claims to be Britain's oldest recorded town and was once the Roman capital of the province. Its Norman castle, town walls and Roman remains make it a place layered with history, now also a garrison and university town.
The River Colne runs through it toward the estuaries and salt marshes of the Essex coast, with gentle farmland all around. Using MilMap, you can pinpoint the MGRS grid reference for any location in Colchester and combine it with detailed mapping and navigation.
Using MGRS around Colchester
Whether you're preparing an exercise, a search-and-rescue operation, an outdoor trip or an emergency-services deployment around Colchester: MGRS lets you share positions unambiguously, with no confusion over north/south or east/west. In MilMap you search by the MGRS coordinate of Colchester, place waypoints in MGRS, and the coordinate appears automatically in every PDF export.
Frequently asked questions
What are the MGRS coordinates of Colchester?
The MGRS coordinate of the centre of Colchester is (grid zone ), computed from the WGS84 position 51.8897, 0.8995.
Which MGRS grid zone is Colchester in?
Colchester lies in UTM/MGRS grid zone .