On Fri, 5 Nov 2004 21:35:16 -0600, "brucrx"
wrote:
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.
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