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How do you manually calculate latitude and longitude?
Use the sight line on the top of the aiming beam to align the beam with the North Star. Use the protractor to measure the angle between the beam and the horizon (which is 90º to the plumb line). This angle is your latitude.
How are coordinates calculated?
When outlining the coordinates of a location, the line of latitude is always given first followed by the line of longitude. Therefore, the coordinates of this location will be: 10°N latitude, 70°W longitude. The line of latitude is read as 41 degrees (41°), 24 minutes (24′), 12.2 seconds (12.2”) north.
What do you call the number 0 degree longitude?
The meridian that runs through Greenwich, England, is internationally accepted as the line of 0 degrees longitude, or prime meridian. The antimeridian is halfway around the world, at 180 degrees. It is the basis for the International Date Line.
How to convert latitude and longitude to GPS coordinates?
Type an address or latitude and longitude to start using our gps coordinate converter. Simply type the lat and long coordinate values and press Get Address or the Get GPS Coordinates button above. Reverse geocoded address will also show up on the map coordinates along with latlong.
How to convert latitude and longitude to DMS?
Latitude and Longitude will be shown in both the DMS format (degrees, minutes, seconds) and DD format (decimal degrees). If you are not sure where you are currently at, you can use our longitude and latitude tool to find your current address and gps coordinates, and then use the gps coordinates converter tool to convert your current location.
How to calculate latitude and longitude in Excel?
Enter latitude and longitude of two points, select the desired units: nautical miles (nm), statute miles (sm), or kilometers (km) and click Compute. Latitudes and longitudes may be entered in any of three different formats, decimal degrees (DD.DD), degrees and decimal minutes (DD:MM.MM) or degrees, minutes, and decimal seconds (DD:MM:SS.SS).
Where can I Find my latitude and longitude?
Latitude and Longitude will be shown in both the DMS format (degrees, minutes, seconds) and DD format (decimal degrees). Use our longitude and latitude tool to find your current address and gps coordinates.