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Find Terminal Coordinates
Given a Bearing and a Distance

This program will calculate the end coordinates, in degrees, minutes and seconds, given an initial set of coordinates, a bearing or azimuth (referenced to True North or 0 degrees), and a distance.

The program uses the Great Circle method of calculating distances between two points. The shortest distance between two points on the surface of a sphere is an arc, not a straight line. (Try this using a string on a globe surface.) Because of the curved surface, the angle from Point A looking to Point B will not be converse of the angle looking from Point B to Point A. The distance program, which will compute the azimuths and distance between two sets of coordinates, shows this more clearly.

Bearings or azimuths start with 0 degrees toward true north, 90 degrees east, 180 degrees south, and 270 degrees west (clockwise rotation).

DXers (long distance listeners and viewers) may find this program useful to help determine from where stations may be received if an antenna is oriented in a particular direction.

Find Terminal Coordinates

Enter the Initial Coordinates in Degrees, Minutes, and Seconds:


        Latitude:              


       Longitude:          


         

      Enter the :


   

The original SPRONG program was written by John Boursy and modified by Gary Kalagian.
Adapted for Internet use by Dale Bickel in December 1998.

     


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