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Postby toypusher » Sat Feb 23, 2008 4:58 pm

Can anyone tell me how to find the GPS coordinates for a given location?
I tried some Google searches and can't find what I need.

Thanks for any help! :)
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Re: Longitude and Lattitude

Postby Kevin A » Sat Feb 23, 2008 5:12 pm

toypusher wrote:Can anyone tell me how to find the GPS coordinates for a given location?
I tried some Google searches and can't find what I need.

Thanks for any help! :)

Kerry,
If I remember correctly, google earth shows them.
Or check here:
http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=n ... oogle+maps
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Postby raprap » Sat Feb 23, 2008 5:58 pm

put in a place name in wikipedia---if it is in wikipedia, the longitude and latitude is listed
fer instancePlacerville, Colorado is given in wikipedia as 38.016667°, -108.053889°. Poseyville, Indiana is given as 38.169167°, -87.783611°

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Postby sdtripper2 » Sat Feb 23, 2008 6:51 pm

Kerry:

Try this URL and put in your address your looking for the GPS location for.
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Postby Nitetimes » Sat Feb 23, 2008 7:51 pm

It says I be here:

Latitude:
40.9038
Longitude:
-79.8277
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Postby Kens » Sat Feb 23, 2008 8:20 pm

Right down the street Rich. Lat. 40.6733 Long. -79.9938
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Postby madprinter » Sat Feb 23, 2008 9:46 pm

Hope there no nuts out there reading this Rich.
I can here em now.
HEE Hee, I know where he's at now, he's kind of cute in that Nascar shirt,
I'm goina go see him. I ain't seen a man like that since I'z in prizson.

:D Just jokin, don't wup up on me if I see you at a meet.
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Postby toypusher » Sat Feb 23, 2008 9:50 pm

Thanks for all the help!!

My wife is ordering a shirt with GPS coordinates for her brother that says something like:

" I am a native of (with the GPS location) and I would rather be at (again GPS location)"

He just got a GPS for christmas and hunts alot!!
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Postby Bobgorilla » Sat Feb 23, 2008 11:05 pm

:lol: The first location you could call "Waypoint 1" and the second any number up to 99 most gps will store that many, that way he can change his answers as the mood suits him :lol:
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Postby Gaston » Wed Feb 27, 2008 7:19 pm

Had me concerned for a minute there, I thought you were going to call in a air strike :shock:
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Postby Nitetimes » Thu Feb 28, 2008 12:25 am

madprinter wrote:Hope there no nuts out there reading this Rich.
I can here em now.
HEE Hee, I know where he's at now, he's kind of cute in that Nascar shirt,
I'm goina go see him. I ain't seen a man like that since I'z in prizson.

:D Just jokin, don't wup up on me if I see you at a meet.



:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: No sweat!!
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