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How do distance in miles and distance in latitude and longitude units compare?
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∙ 9y ago
They're not comparable at all. Distance ... like what you measure when you walk, drive,
or swim ... is described in units of length, such as feet, meters, or miles. Latitude and
longitude don't have any units at all, because they're angles.
The distance between the north and south poles is about 12,400 miles, and it's described
in terms of 180 degrees of latitude on the curved surface of the globe. So 1 degree of latitude ...
travel toward the north or south... corresponds to about 69 miles.
Longitude can't even be described that simply. The angle all the way around the Earth is
360 degrees of longitude, and 1 degree of longitude also corresponds to about 69 miles of
distance, but that's only at the equator, In the case of longitude, they ALL meet at the north
and south poles, so the farther you are from the equator, the less miles cover 1 degree of
longitude. At the poles, it's zero miles per degree.
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How do you calculate the distance between two countries no same longitude and latitude?
by miles
What is distance per degree longitude at 10 degrees latitude?
It looks like 68.06 miles.
What is one degree of latitude equal to in nautical miles?
The lines of longitude radiate out from the poles. At their point of origin, i.e. at 90o latitude, there is no distance at all between the lines! However, at latitude 89o, very near the poles, the distance between the respective 'one degree' lines of longitude is about one nautical mile. At latitude 48.37o the distance along the line of latitude is 40 nautical miles And a 1o longitude difference along the equator (0o latitude) represents a distance of about 60.1 nautical miles. For calculator, see Related links below this box
What surface distance is spanned by 1 degree of longitude at 20 degrees N latitude?
64.9 miles
When you are at one of the poles on earth how many miles is each degree?
-- Each degree of latitude, anywhere on Earth, is about 69 miles in a north or south direction. -- Each degree of longitude covers a different distance, depending on the latitude. At the poles, any number of degrees of longitude cover zero distance.
How do you calculate the distance between two countries no same longitude and latitude?
by miles
What is the distance from the same longitude point between latitude A43 and B51?
The distance from 43° to 51° north latitude, along a meridian of constant longitude,is 552.9 miles (889.8 km).
How many miles does 1 degree of longitude equal at 37 degrees north latitude?
At 37 degrees north latitude, 1 degree of longitude is approximately 53 miles. The distance varies depending on the latitude due to the Earth's curvature.
What is distance per degree longitude at 10 degrees latitude?
It looks like 68.06 miles.
What is one degree of latitude equal to in nautical miles?
The lines of longitude radiate out from the poles. At their point of origin, i.e. at 90o latitude, there is no distance at all between the lines! However, at latitude 89o, very near the poles, the distance between the respective 'one degree' lines of longitude is about one nautical mile. At latitude 48.37o the distance along the line of latitude is 40 nautical miles And a 1o longitude difference along the equator (0o latitude) represents a distance of about 60.1 nautical miles. For calculator, see Related links below this box
What are the approximate degrees of longitude and latitude of the Catskills Mountains?
longitude-111 miles latitude-102 miles
What surface distance is spanned by 1 degree of longitude at 20 degrees N latitude?
64.9 miles
What is the actual distance between lines of the longitude?
It depends on one's latitude, I believe. Distance at the Poles, Zero, at the Equator about 700 miles.
What is the distance from Dallas TX USA to Hameenlinna Finland?
it's 5,173 miles, looking at latitude and longitude only.
When you are at one of the poles on earth how many miles is each degree?
-- Each degree of latitude, anywhere on Earth, is about 69 miles in a north or south direction. -- Each degree of longitude covers a different distance, depending on the latitude. At the poles, any number of degrees of longitude cover zero distance.
What is distance measured in degrees east or west of the prime meridian?
The Prime Meridian is defined as zero degrees of longitude. The distance in miles between degrees of longitude depends on the latitude; one degree of longitude equals the cosine of the latitude * 60 nautical miles. Note: If you're using Excel or some other spreadsheet program, be sure to convert degrees into radians before calculating the cosine of the latitude.
WHAt is the distance bitween 91 dgree longitude east and 92 longitude east?
That depends on your latitude. Longitudes all taper closer together, likethe ribs of a tangerine, as you move from the equator to the poles, andall longitudes meet in a single point at each pole.One degree of longitude represents a distance of about 111.1 km (69 miles)on the equator, and zero at either pole.At any latitude, the distance between two consecutive degrees of longitude is (69 miles) times (cosine of the latitude).
