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Old 04-14-2005, 21:00   #13
lksteve
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Originally Posted by Peregrino
Count and interpolate for min/sec.
depending on map scale, sometimes you can create a ruler that will allow you to calc seconds...not normal issue to a guy in the boonies...i can just imagine carrying a 1:12500 of the Schwarzes Pferd AO on a Flintlock...ruck would be full of map and wet socks...but i digress...something that might be helpful...take the time to figure out how far a second of longitude and latitude is where you are going to be hiking/camping/operating...that varies place to place...

interpolate...? musta been an 11C, huh?
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