Table of Contents
- 1 How do you find latitude and longitude in degrees minutes and seconds?
- 2 How do we calculate time with longitude?
- 3 How is latitude and longitude calculated?
- 4 How do you calculate degrees minutes and seconds in Excel?
- 5 What is the formula for distance using latitude and longitude?
- 6 What are the maximum degrees of latitude and longitude?
- 7 How are latitude and the longitude measured the unit?
How do you find latitude and longitude in degrees minutes and seconds?
Example: Convert decimal degrees 156.742 to degrees minutes seconds
- The whole number is degrees.
- Multiply the remaining decimal by 60.
- Multiply the remaining decimal by 60.
- Decimal degrees 156.742 converts to 156 degrees, 44 minutes and 31 seconds, or 156° 44′ 31″.
How do we calculate time with longitude?
Each degree is divided into minutes and minutes into seconds. The Earth takes 24 hours to complete one rotation or to cover 360° of longitudes. This means that the Earth covers 15° of longitudes every hour. One degree of longitude takes 4 minutes (1 hour = 60 minutes, divided by 15° per hour = 4 minutes per longitude).
How do you calculate latitude and longitude?
First, always assume that the top of the map is north. The numbers on the right and left side of a map refer to the latitude. The numbers on the top and bottom of the map are the longitude.
How is latitude and longitude calculated?
One of the most common ways to calculate distances using latitude and longitude is the haversine formula, which is used to measure distances on a sphere. This method uses spherical triangles and measures the sides and angles of each to calculate the distance between points.
How do you calculate degrees minutes and seconds in Excel?
Converting Decimal Degrees to Degrees/Minutes/Seconds Start Excel and press ALT+F11 to start the Visual Basic editor. On the Insert menu, click Module. Enter the sample code for the Convert_Degree custom function described above into the module sheet. Press ALT+F11 to return to excel.
How do you enter latitude and longitude in Excel?
To get the latitude of the address in cell B2, use the formula = GetLatitude(B2) To get the longitude of the address in cell B2, use the formula = GetLongitude(B2) To get both the latitude and longitude of the address in cell B2, use the formula = GetCoordinates(B2)
What is the formula for distance using latitude and longitude?
The distance function makes use of the spherical law of cosines formula cos c = cos a cos b + sin a sin b cos C and derived into the distance calculation. Parameters that are passed to the distance function are: lat1, lon1 = Latitude and Longitude of point 1 in decimal degrees lat2, lon2 = Latitude and Longitude of point 2 in decimal degrees
What are the maximum degrees of latitude and longitude?
The longitude can be defined maximum as 180° east from the Prime Meridian and 180° west from the Prime Meridian. Both latitude and longitude are measured in degrees, which are in turn divided into minutes and seconds.
How many miles are in a degree of longitude or latitude?
Degrees of latitude are parallel so the distance between each degree remains almost constant but since degrees of longitude are farthest apart at the equator and converge at the poles, their distance varies greatly. Each degree of latitude is approximately 69 miles (111 kilometers) apart.
How are latitude and the longitude measured the unit?
Latitude and longitude are measured in degrees rather than absolute units of measurement (such as miles or kilometers) because the Earth is spherical. While the distance between degrees of latitude is constant (60 nautical miles or 111.12 km), the Earth’s shape causes the distance between degrees of longitude to decrease as you approach the poles.