Friday, February 24, 2012

How far is Seattle away from the equator?

If Seattle is at 40 miles 20 minutes and 15 seconds. This is in latitude and longitude and nautical stuff.How far is Seattle away from the equator?
You are a little confused about Latitude and Longitude.



They are measured in DEGRESS-Minutes-Seconds



On Degree of Latitude is about 60 Nautical Miles.



Latitude 47Degrees 37Minutes North - Longitude 122Degrees 20Minutes West





60 * 47.5 = 2850 Nautical Miles north of the Equator

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