0.95629 Degress is 57.38 Minutes Or 57 point 38 Minutes.
0.38 Minutes is 22.64 Seconds.
Am I missing something here?
Calcs should be based on 60.
1 deg Lat = 60 mins = 360 nautical miles
1 Min Lat = 60 secs = 1 nautical mile
Do not measure Longitude by scaling L/R or E/W, use vertical scale using Latitude.
In writing the possition down it must be accurate, otherwise how are the Rescue Services to find you?
GPS systems are not that accurate although sometimes they can record your possition with 10m. It all depends on US military involvements, ie, they reduce channels available.
I accept that the Lat/Long possitions may have been missinterpreted/ missrepresented.
From the figures shown, there is still a 38.5 nm difference.
However, I concede to the fact that I do rely on GPS when on open water but I do check occasionally with more mundane instruments such as a sextant etc. BUT NOT IN MY FRIGGING CAR. Can you imagine what the fuz will think?
Jerry
