+xjrob Posted March 27, 2007 Share Posted March 27, 2007 I am trying to convert coordinates I got from google earth (41°24'5.49"N 124° 3'28.74"W) into the coordinates that gc.com uses. example (N 41°00.000 W 124°00.000) Or is there a way that google earth can change that? I found a web site that converts but is the wrong one that I need. I really need these readings so that I can ask my local if that area is ok to place a cache, im trying to save myself 16 mile hike,I hate finding things out the hard way. Thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment
+StarBrand Posted March 27, 2007 Share Posted March 27, 2007 http://www.fizzymagic.net/Geocaching/GeoCalc/GeoCalc.html http://www.jeeep.com/details/coord/index.html Are 2 places Quote Link to comment
+xjrob Posted March 27, 2007 Author Share Posted March 27, 2007 Wow that was fast, thanks!!! Quote Link to comment
+xjrob Posted March 27, 2007 Author Share Posted March 27, 2007 What does geocaching.com use? DMS 41°24'5.49" N 124°3'28.74" W MinDec 41°24.0915 -124°3.478999 DegDec 41.401525 -124.057983 For some reason they don't look right. On my gps unit the readings look like. N 41°00.000 W 124°00.000 Quote Link to comment
+StarBrand Posted March 27, 2007 Share Posted March 27, 2007 (edited) Decimal Minutes DDD MM.mmm (edit for too many m's) Edited March 27, 2007 by StarBrand Quote Link to comment
+traildad Posted March 28, 2007 Share Posted March 28, 2007 http://boulter.com/gps/ I use this one. If you highlight the coordinates and then click on the bookmark they will be automatically converted on the new page. Quote Link to comment
+TrailGators Posted March 28, 2007 Share Posted March 28, 2007 I am trying to convert coordinates I got from google earth (41°24'5.49"N124° 3'28.74"W) into the coordinates that gc.com uses. example (N 41°00.000 W 124°00.000) Or is there a way that google earth can change that? I found a web site that converts but is the wrong one that I need. I really need these readings so that I can ask my local if that area is ok to place a cache, im trying to save myself 16 mile hike,I hate finding things out the hard way. Thanks in advance. Your GPS will convert anything too if you just switch the coordinate system in the system settings. Quote Link to comment
+xjrob Posted March 28, 2007 Author Share Posted March 28, 2007 http://boulter.com/gps/ is a great website with lots of helpfull tools, thanks to all of you who helped. Quote Link to comment
TigerTat Posted March 28, 2007 Share Posted March 28, 2007 http://boulter.com/gps/ is a great website with lots of helpfull tools, thanks to all of you who helped. Is there a utility to convert an address into coordinates? I will be visiting my mother-in-law this weekend, and though it might be something fun to do with the nieces so I would like to find out if there is one very close to her. Quote Link to comment
+Thrak Posted March 29, 2007 Share Posted March 29, 2007 (edited) http://boulter.com/gps/ is a great website with lots of helpfull tools, thanks to all of you who helped. Is there a utility to convert an address into coordinates? I will be visiting my mother-in-law this weekend, and though it might be something fun to do with the nieces so I would like to find out if there is one very close to her. That's called geocoding. You can do a google search for utilities. You can also try one out here Geocoders usually end up giving you coordinates in a format not used by geocaching.com so use something like GeoCalc to change the coordinates once you get them from the geocoder. Edited March 29, 2007 by Thrak Quote Link to comment
+Markwell Posted March 29, 2007 Share Posted March 29, 2007 I like Maporama.com for international geocoding. Not sure that there's ANY other site that does whole-planet geocoding. Quote Link to comment
Suscrofa Posted March 31, 2007 Share Posted March 31, 2007 Conversion would be a non issue if we all used decimal degree no ? Quote Link to comment
+Markwell Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 See other conversations regarding coordinate format in the Geocaching.com discussion thread... Quote Link to comment
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