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Old November 8th 04, 02:27 PM
Nathan Young
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On Fri, 5 Nov 2004 21:35:16 -0600, "brucrx"
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Does anyone know the exact conversion in feet for a minute of latitude and
longitude?


1 degree of latitude = 60nm = 69sm = 364320 feet
60 minutes = 1 degree, so 1 minute = 364320/60= 6072 feet (or 1 nm)

Longitude varies depending on latitude. At the equator, the above
numbers are accurate.