[STL Geocaching] Re: New Friends
- From: BEDenney@xxxxxxx
- To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2002 11:18:56 EST
Welcome dan. I am sure that your GPS device has the capability to switch the
display into different forms of a readout. Just dig deeper in the manual or
start pushing mode buttons, or meet one of us on a cache and we will figure
it out together.
Otherwise, there are 60 Minutes in a degree, 60 seconds in a minute.
For instance, Pray for the USA is displayed on geocaching in degrees and
minutes
N 38° 47.3406' W 090° 34.0938'
There are 60 minutes in a degree (think of a clock). so to convert this to a
decimal, The northern would be
38° 47.3406' = 38 + (47.3406/60)° = 38 + .78901 = 38.78901°
Likewise, there are 60 seconds in a minute (like a clock) so to convert the
other way.
38° 47.3406' = 38° 47' (60 x .3406)" = 38° 47' 20.436"
is this what you are looking for?
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