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Map of 'Where do you hail'

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Map of 'Where do you hail'
Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, August 10, 2004 6:46 AM
Hi guys,
Off topic again!! I find that when I'm 'talking' with people it helps me to know, roughly, where they are. There is a very good online map at http://uk.multimap.com that covers the world and magnifies down to streets. I am in Blackpool, about a mile inland. No need to give post/zip codes out so no funny mail. It's such a good map that it would be handy for convention directions etc and anyway, I know you have your own!
Just a thought..............
Cheers,
Kim
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, August 10, 2004 11:06 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by kimbrit

Hi guys,
Off topic again!! I find that when I'm 'talking' with people it helps me to know, roughly, where they are. There is a very good online map at http://uk.multimap.com that covers the world and magnifies down to streets. I am in Blackpool, about a mile inland. No need to give post/zip codes out so no funny mail. It's such a good map that it would be handy for convention directions etc and anyway, I know you have your own!
Just a thought..............
Cheers,
Kim
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Here is a map of where Premont, Texas is. You can zoom out to get a good relative location to some of the major cities in Texas.

www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?lat=27.3673&lon=-98.1269&scale=5000&icon=x

and...

www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?lat=27.3673&lon=-98.1269&scale=500000&icon=x

and...

www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?lat=27.3673&lon=-98.1269&scale=2000000&icon=x

and who could forget...

www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?lat=27.3673&lon=-98.1269&scale=10000000&icon=x
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, August 10, 2004 12:19 PM
Here's me!
http://uk.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?client=public&X=600000&Y=125000&width=500&height=300&gride=&gridn=&srec=0&coordsys=gb&db=&addr1=&addr2=&addr3=&pc=&advanced=&local=&localinfosel=&kw=&inmap=&table=&ovtype=&zm=0&scale=500000&multimap.x=176&multimap.y=98

And overview ,
http://uk.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?client=public&X=600000&Y=200000&width=500&height=300&gride=&gridn=&srec=0&coordsys=gb&db=&addr1=&addr2=&addr3=&pc=&advanced=&local=&localinfosel=&kw=&inmap=&table=&ovtype=&zm=1&scale=4000000

Great idea Kim
Ps.no Blackpool this year as I'm going to the museum in Lowestoft to play with some trams.But next year I want to take the kids up to see the illuminations.
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Posted by vsmith on Tuesday, August 10, 2004 4:45 PM
Pasadena, Ca...about as close as you can get and still keep the greater LA megalopolis in perspective.

http://www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?client=public&X=-13150000&Y=4025000.95786932&width=500&height=300&gride=-13151450&gridn=4024417.95786932&srec=0&coordsys=mercator&db=US&addr1=&addr2=&addr3=pasadena&pc=&advanced=&local=&localinfosel=&kw=&inmap=&table=&ovtype=&zm=0&scale=1000000&out.x=6&out.y=11

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, August 10, 2004 6:27 PM
I am so out there the map would not help.
Leased I tried.
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Posted by Kiwi Down Under on Tuesday, August 10, 2004 7:40 PM
Here's me
http://www.upperhuttcity.com/City_Guide/WhereisUpperHutt.htm
Hope the link works
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Posted by toenailridgesl on Tuesday, August 10, 2004 8:25 PM
http://uk.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?client=public&X=15429750&Y=-4140500&width=500&height=300&gride=&gridn=&srec=0&coordsys=mercator&db=AU&addr1=&addr2=&addr3=&pc=&advanced=&local=&localinfosel=&kw=&inmap=&table=&ovtype=&zm=0&scale=5000&multimap.x=227&multimap.y=168
Phil Creer, The Toenail Ridge Shortline,  Adelaide Sth Oz http://www.trainweb.org/toenailridge toparo ergo sum
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, August 11, 2004 6:41 AM
Thanks for the map links guys, enjoyed looking at your bit of the planet, makes the world a smaller place, again!
Cheers,
Kim
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Troy,
Gi'us an e-mail next time round - I should have it all finished by then!
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Posted by Big_Boy_4005 on Wednesday, August 11, 2004 11:39 AM
This is a cool idea, I hope you don't mind if I share it with the other forums here. Here's where I live. It's about 15 miles east of St Paul. The house is almost dead center on this map.
http://www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?client=public&X=-10328750&Y=5586250.94138708&width=500&height=300&gride=&gridn=&srec=0&coordsys=mercator&db=US&addr1=&addr2=&addr3=&pc=&advanced=&local=&localinfosel=&kw=&inmap=&table=&ovtype=&zm=1&scale=200000
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, August 12, 2004 3:02 AM
Elliot, please share away. My full code is:
http://uk.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?client=public&db=pc&lang=&addr1=&client=public&addr2=&advanced=&add3=&pc=FY44HT&quicksearch=FY4+4HT&cidr_client=none

Cheers,
Kim
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, August 12, 2004 5:35 AM
My house is at N43.17.962 W070.53.699
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, August 13, 2004 2:06 AM
Hi Walter,
In this day of GPS and downloadable maps I can't find one that deals with old fashioned longitude and latitude. I'll keep looking.
Cheers,
Kim
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Posted by grandpopswalt on Friday, August 13, 2004 2:40 AM
Here's the location of Deep River, CT, USA. http://www.multimap.com/p/browse.cgi?local=h&scale=5000&pc=06417.

Walt
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, August 13, 2004 5:10 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by kimbrit

Hi Walter,
In this day of GPS and downloadable maps I can't find one that deals with old fashioned longitude and latitude. I'll keep looking.
Cheers,
Kim
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GPS is 100' +/- for non-military
I found this out when I bought my 1st GPS, real nice small writing on there
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, August 13, 2004 6:36 AM
I used to go walking on the moors and in the mountains in the good knee days and a few walkers used GPS. They used to say that when the US was in a state of alert the GPS system would go to 100% accuracy. When there's no alert the system is +/-100'
Cheers,
Kim
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, August 13, 2004 10:28 AM
Hi Kimbrit
Quicker to tell you to grab a map of West Aaustralia and find Kalgoorlie
sort of in the middle and down a bit[:D]
While your at it find a town starting with B 35 miles NE of London and you have found where I
was Born or railway map from Liverpool St and trace the line beyond Harlow Mill station
your railway map wants to be no later than 1972
It does show up on a late never early map
have I confused you enough yet[:)]
regards John
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, August 15, 2004 7:47 PM
If you have a GPS, try this 149 deg E 34 deg S and you will be just about where i live.

I am a qualified ocean navigator and was the owner skipper of a coastal yacht untill like Kim my knees gave out.


Regards


ian
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, August 15, 2004 7:50 PM
Sorry gentlemen I made mistake not 34 deg S but 24 deg south. If you went to those other coordintes you would be in south west New South Wales and i live in SE Queensland.

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, August 16, 2004 6:08 AM
According to my GPS the accuracy is +/- 22'. Regards Walter
QUOTE: Originally posted by kimbrit

I used to go walking on the moors and in the mountains in the good knee days and a few walkers used GPS. They used to say that when the US was in a state of alert the GPS system would go to 100% accuracy. When there's no alert the system is +/-100'
Cheers,
Kim
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