Map Reading Grid Reference

Policies and practices of the army map service in showing standard grids and grid data on military maps including british, american polyconic, and united states domestic grids, the content and composition of declination diagrams and notes, grid protractors, the treatment of various grid intervals, overlapping grids, grid notes and reference boxes. It is located where two lines cross. On the 1:25k maps the blue lines form squares, each side of which is 1km.

Plotting a grid reference on a map is the reverse process of reading it on the map. Northings are northward measured distances. Post code go location (road , town) go grid reference go x (easting) y (northing) go lat long go what3words go zoom all points link for all points auto show info on

If you follow the lines to the edge of the map you will see a number.

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. Policies and practices of the army map service in showing standard grids and grid data on military maps including british, american polyconic, and united states domestic grids, the content and composition of declination diagrams and notes, grid protractors, the treatment of various grid intervals, overlapping grids, grid notes and reference boxes. To give a grid reference you read the horizontal easting (east to west) and the vertical northing (north to south). Eastings are eastward measured distances.