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Pinpointing a locatation from Lat and Long
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19 years 11 months ago #7764
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Albert White MSc FRAS
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Pinpointing a locatation from Lat and Long was created by albertw
Occasionally its useful to be able to show a location on a map when you only have the lat and long.
www.mapquest.com/maps/latlong.adp
is the only website I've seen that can do this down to a real street level.
Useful for ISS transits etc.
www.mapquest.com/maps/latlong.adp
is the only website I've seen that can do this down to a real street level.
Useful for ISS transits etc.
Albert White MSc FRAS
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19 years 11 months ago #7768
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Replied by DaveGrennan on topic Re: Pinpointing a locatation from Lat and Long
This one can do it the other way around. I.e find your street and give you its latitude and longitude. Both Very useful
www.maporama.com/share/
Look at the map section and enter your street address.
Dave
www.maporama.com/share/
Look at the map section and enter your street address.
Dave
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19 years 11 months ago #7769
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Replied by DaveGrennan on topic Re: Pinpointing a locatation from Lat and Long
Also try putting the result of the maporama site into the mapquest site. I found the result to be very accurate.
I am 53,22,50 -6,10,53
Very handy for plugging into the ETX:)
Dave.
I am 53,22,50 -6,10,53
Very handy for plugging into the ETX:)
Dave.
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19 years 11 months ago #7783
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Can you explain the terms "street" and "post code" to me please?
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19 years 11 months ago #7785
by DaveGrennan
James,
Dont worry about the poscode just fill in the 'street' and 'city' e.g. for my location
Street = "Lein Gardens"
City = "Dublin"
That will get it for you. You can more precisely center (i.e. on your house location by clicking on the map.
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Can you explain the terms "street" and "post code" to me please?
James,
Dont worry about the poscode just fill in the 'street' and 'city' e.g. for my location
Street = "Lein Gardens"
City = "Dublin"
That will get it for you. You can more precisely center (i.e. on your house location by clicking on the map.
Regards,
Dave.
Regards and Clear Skies,
Dave.
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19 years 11 months ago #7791
by dave_lillis
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Replied by dave_lillis on topic Re: Pinpointing a locatation from Lat and Long
cool site, gives exact Long/lat,
Now I know where I am
Now I know where I am
Dave L. on facebook , See my images in flickr
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but what a way to go.
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