GPS Latitude Longitude N 37 41.358 W 122 04.024?

Answer 1

The question specifies coordinates that pin the location down within 3/4 of an inch somewhere on the earth,
but forgets to mention whether the latitude is north or south, and whether the longitude is east or west.
So despite the precision of the coordinates, it still could be any one of four widely-spaced places on earth.

=>> If the latitude is north and the longitude is west:
The point is about midway between Campus Parkway and SR-34, and about 400 ft north northeast of their
intersection, about 0.83 miles southeast of Collingwood Park in Monmouth County, New Jersey.

=>> If the latitude is north and the longitude is east:
The point is in southern Kyrgyzstan, about 7 miles north of the border with China.

=>> If the latitude is south and the longitude is west:
The point is in the Pacific Ocean about 22 miles off the coast of southern Chile.

=>> If the latitude is south and the longitude is east:
The point is about as far out as you can get in the middle of the Indian ocean, about 2,500 miles southeast of
Durban, South Africa, and about 2,400 miles southwest of Perth, Australia.

You can see that when you have to radio the Coast Guard to come out and rescue you, giving them the directions
of your latitude and longitude is at least as important as giving them lots of decimal places.

Answer 2

That point is in San Mateo County, California. It's alongside Bayshore Blvd.,

about 1.2 miles south of Geneva Ave. and 1.6 miles north of the 101 exit ramp,

between the San Bruno Mountain State Park and San Francisco Bay.

By the way . . . that point had the same latitude and longitude, hundreds of

years before GPS was invented.