What is the general rule for reading military grid coordinates?
When reading a military map, use the number along the left border of each grid square as your starting point; then read the number along the bottom border. The general rule of military map reading is “right and up,” which means you read a military map to the right of each left border and upward from each bottom border.
How do I find a grid location?
Google Maps
- Click “Grid Reference Tools” and choose “Get Grid Reference from Map”. By clicking on the desired location, the 6-figure Grid reference will be shown.
- Click “Location Search Tools” and enter a place name (this does not work with post codes). The map will centre on the place name, if found.
How many miles is a square grid?
approximately 70 × 100 miles
An instrument of the Maidenhead Locator System (named after the town outside London where it was first conceived by a meeting of European VHF managers in 1980), a grid square measures 1° latitude by 2° longitude and measures approximately 70 × 100 miles in the continental US.
Can you buy military maps?
Yes, our custom maps include the option for scales of 1:25,000 or 1:50,000 (with or without a UTM/MGRS grid). The only maps that are 1:100,000 scale that we currently offer are selected GMU maps for large hunting areas.
What are grid squares?
Grid squares are a shorthand means of describing your general location anywhere on the Earth in a manner that is easy to communicate over the air.
What is a grid map?
(ɡrɪd mæp ) noun. geography. a map on which a network of horizontal and vertical lines are superimposed, for locating points.
How do you read a military grid?
One always reads map coordinates from west to east first (easting), then from south to north (northing). Common mnemonics include “in the house, up the stairs”, “left-to-right, bottom-to-top” and “Read Right Up”.
How do you read a map grid?
When taking a grid reference, always read left to right along the bottom or top of the map first and then bottom to top along the side of the map. This is particularly important in an emergency situation.