Distance between two places on the earth Calculator
Calculates the distance and azimuth between two places from latitudes and longitudes. | |||
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place A(x1, y1)、place B(x2, y2) |
Distance between two places on the earth
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- Purpose of use
- In an online discussion about the feasibility of a Bering Strait bridge or tunnel, measuring the distance between the two settlements of any size on either side closest to one another.
- Comment/Request
- A way to more easily paste coordinates from Google Maps would be nice, but not necessary.
[1] 2019/09/18 06:38 Male / 50 years old level / An office worker / A public employee / Very /
- Purpose of use
- To test workings whilst I study for exam.
[2] 2019/08/22 07:12 Female / 20 years old level / High-school/ University/ Grad student / Useful /
- Purpose of use
- To test if Google Maps accounts for curvature when measuring distances.
[3] 2019/07/18 09:15 Male / 20 years old level / A teacher / A researcher / Useful /
- Purpose of use
- Writing a software that uses GPS and confirming my calculations
[4] 2019/06/27 19:34 Male / 30 years old level / An engineer / Useful /
- Purpose of use
- To beat a friend in an argument
[5] 2019/06/13 05:01 Male / 20 years old level / An office worker / A public employee / Useful /
- Purpose of use
- Determining the draft order for my fantasy football league by having people pick any city in the world, then using random.org to generate a random coordinate. Draft order is assigned based on each city's distance from that coordinate.
[6] 2019/05/11 08:13 Male / 30 years old level / Others / Very /
- Purpose of use
- see how far away the northernmost point of the european electric grid is from the northernmost point of the north american electric grid
[7] 2019/05/07 21:36 Female / 20 years old level / An engineer / Very /
- Purpose of use
- Hobby
- Comment/Request
- Why does the compass not point exactly due east or due west when I choose the same latitude from point A to point B near the Equator?
[8] 2019/03/22 23:37 Male / 50 years old level / Self-employed people / Very /
- Purpose of use
- I wanted to be able to tell someone "You are literally 10 thousand miles away!" ...and actually know what I was talking about. Now I can do that. So....bragging rights? ;)
[9] 2019/03/19 06:59 Male / 40 years old level / Others / Very /
- Purpose of use
- Wanted to compare the distance between extreme points (N/S) of two countries.
- Comment/Request
- Great public service and easy to use (but had to transform degrees/minutes/seconds into decimals myself).
[10] 2019/01/20 21:05 Male / 40 years old level / A teacher / A researcher / Very /
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