how do i use 6 digit and 10 digit co ordinates

[+Jackos&Chadd]

I have been trying to do some puzzle caches some end up with a 6 digit coordinate some with a 10 digit and some with 12 which really confuses me as they just seem like numbers to me. The only co ordinates I slightly understand are this sort (N 053 09.480 W 001 09.690) Any help would be much appreciated

[+HHL]

I have been trying to do some puzzle caches some end up with a 6 digit coordinate some with a 10 digit and some with 12 which really confuses me as they just seem like numbers to me. The only co ordinates I slightly understand are this sort (N 053 09.480 W 001 09.690) Any help would be much appreciated

 

Please give some examples.

[+niraD]

When I've solved puzzles (or done multi-caches) that produced 6 digits, they generally used the 6 digits for the thousandths of a minute. For example, if the posted coordinates are

N 37° 25.500 W 122° 06.500

and the puzzle produces the digits 502834, then the full coordinates of the solution would be

N 37° 25.502 W 122° 06.834

 

Likewise, when the puzzle produced 10 digits, they generally used the 10 digits for the minutes and thousandths of a minute. With the above example, if the puzzle produced the digits 2601305998, then the full coordinates of the solution would be

N 37° 26.013 W 122° 05.998

 

There have been exceptions, but usually that is explained in the cache description.

[+geodarts]

While NiraD's answer gives some common examples, it's also possible that a puzzle would use other coordinate systems, such as decimal degrees. Usually the numbers themselves and the context of the puzzle will provide clues about what you will need to do.

[+Graculus]

You're in the UK. You don't mean Ordnance Survey British Grid coordinates do you? Like these SU 62202 04833 (10 digits) or the shorter 6 digit SU 622048?

 

Chris

Graculus

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