We use imaginary lines to help locate where a place is in the world. the Arctic Circle (the North Pole) the Antarctic Circle (the South Pole) the Tropic of Cancer the Tropic of Capricorn and the ...

Last week we talked about the imaginary lines of longitude (meridians) and latitude (parallels) that create a grid over the entire surface of the Earth. Today we will focus on the system that has been ...

When you talk about location, name of city, state or country as a location descriptor with common landmark, but have you wonder how places are located on the globe. It is imaginary lines such as ...

CHILLICOTHE — While in everyday life most people use street addresses to find where they are going each location also has a unique latitude and longitude point. Take a look at some coordinates around ...

You can get it via GPS location provider or Network Location Provider. You need to grant local permissions to get the location. Create LocationManager as a reference. Now, you need to request location ...

IN this concise little book the art of navigation is treated from an elementary standpoint. Commencing by explaining the meaning of a few mathematical expressions, including triangles, the author goes ...

A series of lines crisscrosses the world's maps and globes. The 180 horizontal latitude lines, and 360 vertical lines that mark east and west longitude, are vital to navigators. But to everybody else ...

In a recent episode of MacGyver, Angus (yes, that's his first name) finds his location in the desert using only a string, a protractor, and a watch. Is this actually possible? Basically, yes. (At ...

I’ve been asked to deliver this parcel to my cousin but he lives on an island and doesn’t have an address to send things to, like you or me. It’s not a problem though, because I know a good way to ...