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Latitude, Longitude, and You
Akilae729
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So I'm trying to type this trail head in Malibu, CA into my GPS, however, the coordinates given are not in the same format as my GPS (Garmin Nuvi 200)
The coordinates given on the website are
Lat:34.11161
Lon:-118.92643
My GPS Inputs are
N: Degrees and then minutes (so where i am right now, Palmdale, is 34 degrees and 32.897 minutes)
W: Degrees and then minutes (118 degrees 4.918 minutes)
How do I convert the trail head coordinates into something my GPS can understand?
The coordinates given on the website are
Lat:34.11161
Lon:-118.92643
My GPS Inputs are
N: Degrees and then minutes (so where i am right now, Palmdale, is 34 degrees and 32.897 minutes)
W: Degrees and then minutes (118 degrees 4.918 minutes)
How do I convert the trail head coordinates into something my GPS can understand?
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For the latitude's minutes:
I once ended up on the wrong side of a river in Scotland due to screwing up the decimal -> degrees/minutes thing.
I was a long walk in the rain to correct the error.
I ended up downloading this when I got home, but knowing how to do it on a scrap of paper is really useful,
Thanks.
0.11161 * 60 = 6.6966 minutes.