If you use longitude and latitude you can find a location easily on the globe.
ANSWERThe quickest and easiest way to find the Latitude and Longitude of something is to go to "GOOGLE EARTH".The Latitude and Longitude of wherever the cursor' arrow is pointing on the screen is continuously shown on the horizontal strip at the bottom of the page.{For example, the Latitude and Longitude of the palm tree in the front of my grandmother's house is37 [Degrees] 49' [Minutes] 47.27'' [Seconds] , and Longitude is 145 Degrees 05' 42.48''.)It is quite precise and can be used to find the exact latitude and longitude of something down to TWO INCHES! [eg my survey marks]_____________________________________________Most smartphones also have a GPS function builtin, and when enabled, you can read your current position fairly accurately.
Our guess is that you're looking at Cape Cod, Massachusetts. But your latitude leads us wrong by at least 100 miles, and without any longitude, we might just as easily have been looking for it along the west coast of Portugal.
My guess is that you're looking at Cape Cod, Massachusetts. But your latitude leads me wrong by at least 100 miles, and without any longitude, I might just as easily have been looking for it along the west coast of Portugal.
Neither Canada nor the US touches either the equator or the Prime Meridian. Each of them covers a huge range in latitude and longitude. The figures can easily be found on line or in an atlas.
Germany is located in central Europe, between latitudes 47° and 55° N, and longitudes 5° and 15° E. Its geographic coordinates are approximately 51.1657° N, 10.4515° E. You can easily find detailed maps online that display the specific latitude and longitude coordinates of different regions within Germany.
Latitude is a series of imaginary lines running horizontally across a map to denote position north to south. Longitude is the lines running vertically to denote east west position. Prime meridian is the line running north south, passing through Greenwich, England and is 0 degrees longitude. Equator is the same but for latitude. A grid is a series of horizontal and vertical lines arranged so you can plot position on them easily and accurately.
Boston is a big place, with a huge number of different points in it, and every point has a different set of coordinates. -- The northeast end of Runway-22L at Logan International Airport is located at 42.3737° north latitude 71.0008° west longitude. -- The center of the pitcher's mound at Fenway Park is located at 42.3464° north latitude 71.0976° west longitude. -- The center of the curve of the 'T'-tracks in the intersection of Brighton Ave and 'CommAve' ('Packard's Corner') is located at 42.3521° north latitude 71.1247° west longitude. I know that my familiarity with these places doesn't sound too convincing, but it's still every bit as solid as it was while I lived there. After 6 years, I could still easily get lost on my way home from work. The analytical engineering mind and the Boston 'system' of streets do not mesh.
Our guess is that you're looking at Cape Cod, Massachusetts. But your latitude leads us wrong by at least 100 miles, and without any longitude, we might just as easily have been looking for it along the west coast of Portugal.
Our guess is that you're looking at Cape Cod, Massachusetts. But your latitude leads us wrong by at least 100 miles, and without any longitude, we might just as easily have been looking for it along the west coast of Portugal.
USe MSP GEOTRANS (Geographic Translator) is an application program which allows you to easily convert geographic coordinates among a wide variety of coordinate systems, map projections, and datums. GEOTRANS runs in Microsoft Windows, LINUX, and UNIX environments.
Yes. Convert the fractions to a common denominator, then you can easily compare. Or convert them to decimals - that's easy with a calculator. That also lets you compare easily.