Military Grid Coordinates
Introduction to Grid Coordinates
In this lesson you will
- Learn how to read a Military Grid Coordinate.
- Learn how to read a military protractor
- Locate a point on a military map using a 4, 6, or 8 digit grid coordinate
- Determine a 4, 6, 8 digit grid coordinate given a point on a map
Military grid coordinates are...
Understanding a Military Grid Coordinate
Grid coordinates are split into to parts. The first part represents the number to the right (yellow). The second part represents the number moving up the map.
4 Digit - 8903
6 Digit - 890030
8 Digit - 89000300
When reading a grid coordinate you always want to remember the rule
Finding a 4 Digit Grid Coordinate on a Military Map
Using the Grid 8903 move right across the map until you reach the grid line for 89.
Now that you have found grid line 89 by moving right across the map go to step 2
On the grid line you just found, grid line 89, move upward across the map until you find grid line 03.
The grid square to the right and up of the intersecting lines you just found is the grid square you are looking for.
Given a 4 digit grid coordinate you locate the first grid line by moving right and then locate the second grid line by moving up. The grid square is located to the right and up from the intersecting grid lines.
Now that you have found a grid square using a military 4 digit grid coordinate, try determining a 4 digit grid based on a point found on the map. CLICK TO TRY