GPS: Great Wall GPS coordinates

[Bryan]

Great Wall of China GPS coordinates (waypoints)

* Note: more details are available in the information threads for many locations, and in the Official Great Wall Forum maps.

Liaoning

Dandong – 40°7'N, 124°23'E
Hushan – 40°13'18"N 124°30'55"E
Xigou – 41°3'12"N 122°56'7"E
Jinniudong – 40°13'52"N 119°51'35"E
Shixiakou – 40°13'16"N 119°49'47"E
Manzhicao – 40°13'6"N 119°48'1"E
Jiumenkou – 40°7'3"N 119°44'39"E

Hebei east (Qinghuangdao)

Laolongtou – 39°57'60"N 119°47'41"E
Shanhaiguan – 40°00'33"N 119°45'14"E
Jiaoshan – 40°1'58"N 119°44'8"E
Sandaoguan – 40°3'41"N 119°45'12"E
Lanshuiguan – 40°4'2.38"N 119°45'12.64"E
Wangjiayu – 40° 5'15.48"N 119°44'58.35"E
Huangtulingguan – 40°9'15"N 119°45'2.1"E
Dongjiakou – 40°13'27"N 119°40'6"E
Chengziyu – 40°13'18"N 119°37'33"E
Shuimensiguan – 40°13'43"N 119°36'60"E
Damaoshan – 40°12'55.70"N 119°39'45.13"E
Pantaoyu – 40°3'55"N 119°38'47"E
Pingdingyu – 40°13'33.10"N 119°35'59.21"E
Banchangyu – 40°13'1"N 119°33'23"E
Yiyuankou – 40°12'N 119°33'E
Naziyu – 40°10'38"N 119°31'58"E
Huachangyu – 40°9'3.18"N 119°31'18.71"E
Weiziyu – 40°7'27"N 119°29'44"E
Jielingkou – 40°8'60"N 119°16'60"E
Shibeigou – 40°9'15.08"N 119°14'16.70"E
Qingshankouguan – 40°8'33.19"N 119°11'43.40"E
Taolinkou – 40°7'32"N 119°1'30"E
Luweishan – 40°6'29"N 118°59'59"E
Liujiakou – 40°8'29"N 118°56'4"E

Hebei east (Tangshan)

Heliukou – 40°9'39"N 118°52'45"E
Lengkou – 40°10'22"N 118°50'10"E
Dongxinzhuang – 40°11'N 118°49'E
Baiyangyu – 40°11'52"N 118°43'31"E
Hongyukou – 40°15'4"N 118°37'48"E
Chengziling – 40°16'6"N 118°33'52"E
Dongjiakou – 40°24'6.40"N 118°28'12.68"E
Tiemenguan – 40°24'47.64"N 118°24'16.22"E
Qingshanguan – 40°24'25"N 118°32'44"E
Qingshankou – 40°17'35"N 118°24'4"E
Xifengkou – 40°25'34"N 118°19'18"E
Panjiakou – 40°26'N 118°16'E
Lijiazhai – 40°26'N 118°15'E
Sichengyu – 40°25'13"N 118°12'54"E
Longjingguan – 40°23'17"N 118°9'16"E
Hongshankou – 40°20'59"N 118°5'16"'E
Matiyu – 40°17'27.77"N 117°59'51.59"E
Ganchayu – 40°17'29.27"N 117°57'51.43"E
Luowenyu – 40°16'54"N 118°56'54"'E
Shapoyu – 40°16'35"N 117°52'36"'E
Lengzuitou – 40°15'34.45"N 117°50'16.48"E
Daanguan – 40°14'37.27"N 117°46'10.35"E
Nianyushiguan – 40°13'49.68"N 117°43'46.71"E
Malanyu – 40°10'57"N 117°41'40"'E

Tianjin

Taipingzhai – 40°14'47"N 117°27'20"E
Huangyaguan – 40°14'32"N 117°26'22"E

Beijing (Miyun)

Jiangjunguan – 40°16'60"N, 117°20'60"E
Wuhushuiguan – 40°38'2.75"N 117°29'31.50"E
Heiguan – 40°38'51.73"N 117°29'49.80"E
Qianshuihe – 40°29'N 117°16'E
Anyingzhai – 40°24'N 117°14'E
Bailingguan – 40°40'30"N 117°21'45"E
Simatai – 40°39'28"N 117°17'7"E
Jinshanling – 40°41'0"N 117°14'10"E
Panlongshan – 40°41'42"N 117°9'57"E
Gubeikou – 40°41'20"N 117°9'18"E
Wanshoushan – 40°41'41.5"N 117°8'59"E
Wohushan – 40°41'46"N 117°7'50"E
Baimaguan – 40°43'6"N 116°54'45"E
Fanzipai – 40°43'51"N 116°53'2"E
Fengjiayu – 40°37'13"N 116°52'29"E
Beishicheng – 40°32'24"N 116°49'2"E

Beijing (Huairou)

Qinglongxia – 40°27'7"N 116°41'16"E
Hefangkou – 40°26'30"N 116°39'30"E
Shentangyu – 40°25'26"N 116°37'45"E
Lianhuachi – 40°26'19"N 116°34'43"E
Mutianyu – 40°26'17"N 116°33'43"E
Jiankou – 40°27'20"N 116°30'10"E
Beijing Knot – 40°27'45"N 116°29'39"E
Jiuyanlou – 40°28'51.18"N 116°30'8.39"E
Moyashike – 40°26'43"N 116°28'31"E
Xiangshuihu – 40°27'34"N 116°27'13"E
Lianyunling / Dazhenyu – 40°27'10"N 116°26'42"E
Sanchakou – 40°27'10"N 116°24'23"E
Huanghuacheng (town) – 40°24'0"N 116°20'0"E
Huanghuacheng (wall) – 40°25'1"N 116°20'20"E
Zhuangdaokou – 40°24'52"N 116°19'37"E
Erdaoguan – 40°25'47.15"N 116°19'38.75"E
Xishuiyu – 40°24'43"N 116°18'25"E
Xiaoxihu – 40°24'42"N 116°18'5"E
Longquanyu – 40°24'41"N 116°16'12"E

Beijing (Yanqing)

Nankou – 40°13'35"N 116°6'47"E
Juyongguan – 40°17'17"N 116°4'7"E
Shuiguan – 40°20'14"N 116°1'54"E
Qinglongqiao – 40°21'1"N 116°1'9"E
Badaling – 40°21'16"N 116°0'23"E
Shixiaguan – 40°18'38"N 115°56'33"E

Hebei west

Bijiashan – 40°9'46"N 115°44'55"E
Zijingguan – 39°25'12"N 115°9'50"E
Zhangjiakou – 40°48'36"N 114°52'46"E
Wulonggou – 39°29'20"N 114°57'47"E
Meiyao – 39°27'21"N 114°56'8"E
Tangzigou – 39°26'24"N 114°53'53"E

Shanxi

Guguan – 37°53'36"N 113°54'18"E
Pingxingguan – 39°19'0"N 113°54'0"E
Niangziguan – 37°58'1"N 113°52'40"E
Xihekou – 39°24'35"N 113°50'9"E
Datong – 40°4'44"N 113°17'19"E
Yanmenguan – 39°12'18"N 112°46'32"E
Shahukou – 40°14'49"N 112°18'14"E
Yangfangkou – 39°5'53"N 112°19'55"E
Pianguan – 39°26'6"N 111°29'25"E
Laoniuwan – 39°38'3"N 111°26'22"E

Shaanxi

Jingbian – 39°54'51"N 113°5'13"E
Xihekou –39°24'35"N 113°50'9"E
Shahukou –40°14'49"N 112°18'14"E
Yulin – 39°54'39"N 113°5'E, 38°17'20"N 109°44'12"E
Zhenbeitai – 38°20'23"N 109°43'45"E
Dingbian – 37°35'39"N, 107°35'21"E

Inner Mongolia

Hohhot – 40°49'29"N 111°39'27"E

Ningxia

Yanchi – 37°47'18"N 107°24'16"E
Hongshanbao – 38°16'33"N 106°31'14"E
Shuidonggou – 38°18'27"N 106°29'12"E
Jiucaigou – 39°4'8"N 106°21'14"E
Guidegou – 39°3'28.68"N 106°19'21.97"E
Yinchuan – 38°26'1"N 106°16'24"E
Sanguankou – 38°20'49"N 105°49'24"E
Zhongwei – 37°30'52"N, 105°10'28"E

Gansu

Lanzhou – 36°4'10"N 103°46'39"E
Wuwei – 37°56'N 102°38'E
Shandan – 38°47'51"N 101°1'35"E
Zhangye – 38°55'59"N 100°27'55"E
Gaotai – 39°22'29"N 99°48'50"E
Jiuquan – 39°44'24"N 98°30'45"E
Jiayuguan (city) – 39°48'0"N 98°16'40"E
Jiayuguan (fort) – 39°48'5"N 98°12'58"E
Shiguanxia – 39°50'58"N 98°10'46"E
Xuanbi – 39°51'13"N 98°10'17"E
Western end of Ming Wall – 39°44'36"N 98°12'0"E
Dunhuang – 40°8'14"N 94°39'48"E
Yumenguan – 40°21'13”N 93°51'51”E
Yangguan – 39°55'38"N 94°3'33"E
Maquanwan – 40°21'20"N 93°48'37"E

GPS positions for the Great Wall of China are arranged in an approximate east to west order.

Please post if you have any additions or corrections. Thanks!

[lsanderson]

Very useful information! Thanks greatwallforum! I have been looking for GPS coordinates for the Great Wall of China and now I found them.

[Kim]

Jiumenkou (Liaoning): 40° 7'3.19"N 119°44'38.93"E
Liujiakou (Hebei): 40° 8'28.53"N 118°56'3.82"E
Weiziyu (Hebei): 40° 7'27.12"N 119°29'43.41"E
Laolongtou (Hebei): 39°57'59.88"N 119°47'40.94"E
Jiaoshan (Hebei): 40° 1'58.39"N 119°44'7.76"E
Shanhaiguan (Hebei): 40° 0'23.84"N 119°45'1.46"E
Dongjiakou (Hebei): 40°13'27.17"N 119°40'6.19"E
Banchangyu (Hebei): 40°13'1.19"N 119°33'22.32"E
Hongshankou (Hebei): 40°20'59.27"N 118° 5'15.92"E
Luowenyu (Hebei): 40°16'53.62"N 117°56'53.34"E
Baiyangyu (Hebei): 40°11'52.12"N 118°43'31.16"E
Xifengkou/Panjiakou (Hebei): 40°25'22.68"N 118°19'12.28"E

[Bryan]

Thank you for these additional GPS coordinates on the Great Wall! Did you get all of these positions yourself with your GPS? If so, that's a really impressive list of places that you have visited! I will be able to make very good use of this information on my Hebei section hike next year!

[Kim]

I've been to all of them except Banchangyu - I found that location on Google Earth. I've also been to some places in Beijing and Tianjin but they are already on your list.

[Kim]

Niangziguan: 37°58'1.30"N 113°52'39.50"E

Guguan: 37°53'35.80"N 113°54'17.80"E

[Kim]

I've made a list of the places I know of so far. Any corrections or additions will be highly appreciated.

See the list here

The list is a work in progress so I don't claim it to be neither 100 % correct nor comprehensively.

[FreddyMusic]

Hello greatwallforum,

Thanks for this forum and post helpful information.
I am geographic educator and making a project related with Great Wall for my students.
I am looking on google for Great Wall GPS data and come into this forum.

One question for Kim's data
I can understand greatwallforum's data, the unit and digital is clear.
I am confusing on your data digital on degree minute unit ?
E.g.
Jiumenkou (Liaoning): 40° 7'3.19"N 119°44'38.93"E
Is that equal to ? 40° 7.19"N 119°44'.93"E
Or what that means exactly ?

However, this GPS data appears not complete.
Is that possible to know more data available ?
(I understand it's difficult to have complete data of great wall.
Just want to help my students to understand that better.)

Thank you for guide information and help.

[Kim]

One question for Kim's data
I can understand greatwallforum's data, the unit and digital is clear.
I am confusing on your data digital on degree minute unit ?
E.g.
Jiumenkou (Liaoning): 40° 7'3.19"N 119°44'38.93"E
Is that equal to ? 40° 7.19"N 119°44'.93"E
Or what that means exactly ?

The unit is degree [°] minutes ['] and seconds [''], I think that's a very standard unit. So 40° 7'3.19"N 119°44'38.93"E is not equal to 40° 7.19"N 119°44'.93"E. Just copy the coordinates directly into Google Earth and you will see the place.

However, this GPS data appears not complete.
Is that possible to know more data available ?

Some of us have worked a long time to get the coordinates from Google Earth and from our trips to the Great Wall itself, and it's a very complicated task and a work in progress. So far I think we have one of the most comprehensive list available, but there is still room for improvement.

[FreddyMusic]

Hello Jim,

Thank you for this introduce and google earth.
You are right. that is a precise coordiate system.

Now, I understand your data, degree [°] minutes ['] and seconds ['']
40° 7'3.19"N 119°44'38.93"E the last two digital is decimal percentage of seconds ['']. Other digitals do not affect.

Is that possible for you to re-upload a new great wall data on a excel file ?
Your previous upload link appears not work. http://greatwall.se/upload/GreatWallofChina.xls

To re-discovery great wall physically is a great job.