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In The Woods. Poor, Lonely Henry David Thoreau???. 1.15 miles between minutes. Local Pub. 42 o 27’ 03.24”N. Cabin. 42 o 26’ 25.44” N. The Canterbury Tales. Approx. 60 miles. skipwalter.net. http://www.npr.org/news/graphics/2009/apr/ct_map/. History. The Pony Express.
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Poor, Lonely Henry David Thoreau??? 1.15 miles between minutes Local Pub 42o 27’ 03.24”N Cabin 42o 26’ 25.44” N
The Canterbury Tales Approx. 60 miles
Columbus Sailed the Ocean Blue in 1492 5,400 miles in 36 days
Columbus 19o 30’ 13.89”N 69o 39’ 30.39”W 36o 21’ 33.88”N 7o 05’ 05.47”W
Global Wind Patterns Trade Winds - About thirty degrees north & south of equator. Prevailing Westerlies - Between thirty & sixty degrees latitude Easterlies - About sixty degrees latitude
North and South Are Easy It’s Easy and West that’ll sink your ship
The World Is Round Not Square At 38 degrees North Latitude latitude longitude 1 degree 364,000 ft (69 miles) 288,200 ft (54.6 miles) 1 minute 6068 ft (1.15 miles) 4800 ft (0.91 mile) 1 second 101 ft. 80 ft.
I Need You To Cosign Cosine Open the calculator in Windows (Start Programs Accessories Calculator) Click on View & Scientific Choose Decimal and Degrees Type in known latitude (must be in decimal degree format) Click the Cosine Key (cos) Multiply answer by 69
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