Tool for measure distance between coords

[+JohnE5]

A GPS.

Hit Mark (Enter first waypoint)

Hit Mark again. (Enter second waypoint)

Tell Mark to quit crying.

[knowschad]

http://www.gpsvisualizer.com/calculators

 

There are many others if you Google it.

Edited April 29, 2009 by knowschad

[knowschad]

A GPS.

Hit Mark (Enter first waypoint)

Hit Mark again. (Enter second waypoint)

Tell Mark to quit crying.

 

For that matter, if you're doing this in the field

 

Hit Mark (Enter first waypoint)

Hit Mark again. (Enter second waypoint)

Select first waypoint and check the distance

[+StarBrand]

Fizzycalc

[+Knight2000]

Thanks. I did google it- twice. I only came up with a $49 program.

 

I figured GE would be able to, but I wasnt sure how.

 

Thanks!

[knowschad]

Thanks. I did google it- twice. I only came up with a $49 program.

 

I mostly just wanted a chance to use "Let Me Google That For You", more than anything.

[+J-Way]

If the coordinates are in the same UTM band, then a hand calculator will work. Get the change in northing and easting coordinates then find the hypotenuse.

 

DX = X1-X2

DY = Y1-Y2

Distance = square root (DX^2 + DY^2)

[GOF and Bacall]

If the coordinates are in the same UTM band, then a hand calculator will work. Get the change in northing and easting coordinates then find the hypotenuse.

 

DX = X1-X2

DY = Y1-Y2

Distance = square root (DX^2 + DY^2)

 

AHH-AHHH-AHHHH-CHOOO!

 

Excuse me. Sorry about that. I'm allergic to math.

[GOF and Bacall]

Thanks. I did google it- twice. I only came up with a $49 program.

 

I figured GE would be able to, but I wasnt sure how.

 

Thanks!

 

Google Earth has a ruler tool. Mark both locations in GE. Open the tool.(ruler image above the GE view) Click on one mark and move the pointer to the next.

[+Prime Suspect]

A GPS.

Hit Mark (Enter first waypoint)

Hit Mark again. (Enter second waypoint)

Tell Mark to quit crying.

 

For that matter, if you're doing this in the field

 

Hit Mark (Enter first waypoint)

Hit Mark again. (Enter second waypoint)

Select first waypoint and check the distance

Except that it starts rounding off after a certain distance (depending on what unit you're using).

 

I have a freeware program called Navigate loaded into my Centro, that does projections and distance calculations, and allows distances in feet, yards, miles, meters, kms, and nautical miles. Worth looking for.