Writing coordinates.

[purpledove49]

We are having trouble with writting them down our numbers are right but we are stuck on the NW E. SE. etc how do we know how or what to put??  Thank you

[+Max and 99]

We need more information, please.

[+barefootjeff]

Latitude (the first of the pair of coordinates) is either N or S. If the cache is north of the equator, it's N, otherwise it's S. Longitude (the second coordinate) is either E or W. If the cache is east of a line through Greenwich (in England), which includes most of Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia and New Zealand, it's E, otherwise (for the Americas, Greenland and the westernmost bits of Europe and Africa) it's W. I hope that helps.

[+Max and 99]

Look at the geocaches near you to see how those coordinates are written.

Edited April 18, 2018 by Max and 99
Meant geocaches not headaches.

[+NYPaddleCacher]

13 hours ago, barefootjeff said:

Latitude (the first of the pair of coordinates) is either N or S. If the cache is north of the equator, it's N, otherwise it's S. Longitude (the second coordinate) is either E or W. If the cache is east of a line through Greenwich (in England), which includes most of Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia and New Zealand, it's E, otherwise (for the Americas, Greenland and the westernmost bits of Europe and Africa) it's W. I hope that helps.

Furthermore, N/S/E/W can be left off.   Any latitude north of the equator can be represented with a positive value for degree and negative for south of the equator.  Longitude coordinates east of the Greenwich mean line are positive, and negative if west of it.  

[+NanCycle]

16 hours ago, Max and 99 said:

Look at the headaches near you to see how those coordinates are written.

huh?

[+Max and 99]

2 minutes ago, NanCycle said:

huh?

LOL. Stupid auto correct. Unless the geocaches near you ARE headaches, then I meant to type that.