+SirOpek Posted January 27 Posted January 27 I'm unsure how to use coordinates when someone may say nnn - www as a. Clue. I've tried simply taking this as the last decimal places from the ° of my current location assuming it would be a walkable or bikeable distance. However after being in contact with the owner they said I wasn't in the right spot. So how would I use someones clue of just 3 x 3 digits to get to where I'm going? A DM or discussion would be nice about the standard or theory of using the coordinates. Thanks Quote
+Max and 99 Posted January 27 Posted January 27 2 hours ago, SirOpek said: I'm unsure how to use coordinates when someone may say nnn - www as a. Clue. I've tried simply taking this as the last decimal places from the ° of my current location assuming it would be a walkable or bikeable distance. However after being in contact with the owner they said I wasn't in the right spot. So how would I use someones clue of just 3 x 3 digits to get to where I'm going? A DM or discussion would be nice about the standard or theory of using the coordinates. Thanks I would think it's the last three digits of North and West. 2 Quote
+lee737 Posted January 27 Posted January 27 Some CO's do like to keep you guessing about what they mean with some of their little coordinate formulas..... there isn't a decent consensus though. 1 Quote
+niraD Posted January 27 Posted January 27 5 hours ago, SirOpek said: I'm unsure how to use coordinates when someone may say nnn - www as a. Clue. I've tried simply taking this as the last decimal places from the ° of my current location assuming it would be a walkable or bikeable distance. However after being in contact with the owner they said I wasn't in the right spot. So how would I use someones clue of just 3 x 3 digits to get to where I'm going? A DM or discussion would be nice about the standard or theory of using the coordinates. The three main ways that I've seen multi-caches use nnn www to get the final are: 1. Replace the decimal minutes part of the posted coordinates with the nnn www digits. For example: Posted: N 37° 25.502 W 122° 06.834 nnn www: 321 123 Final: N 37° 25.321 W 122° 06.123 2. Add the nnn www digits to the decimal minutes part of the posted coordinates. For example: Posted: N 37° 25.502 W 122° 06.834 nnn www: 321 123 Final: N 37° 25.823 W 122° 06.957 3. Use the nnn www digits to complete the final coordinates shown in the description. For example: Posted: N 37° 25.502 W 122° 06.834 Partial Final: N 37° 25.xxx W 122° 07.yyy nnn www: 321 123 Final: N 37° 25.321 W 122° 07.123 But really, the CO should make it clear what you're supposed to do with the nnn www digits once you have them. If it isn't clear what you're supposed to do with the nnn www digits, then ask the CO to clarify. 1 2 Quote
francalkova Posted February 1 Posted February 1 Usually, it’s the last three digits for the latitude and longitude, so you’d swap them into the decimal minutes part of the posted coords. But some COs like to mix it up, so if it’s not obvious, just shoot them a message. Quote
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