Distance Calculator For Cache

[+LoneStarKayaker]

Somewhere on this site is a calculator for the distance between caches using latitudes and longitudes. Can someone please tell me where it is?

Thanks

[+Arrow42]

Somewhere on this site is a calculator for the distance between caches using latitudes and longitudes. Can someone please tell me where it is?

Thanks

 

Google Earth has a great "ruler" tool.

 

Beyond that, the only mileage tracking I know of is on travel bugs. Not sure if that's helpful for you however.

[+Cardinal Red]

Somewhere on this site is a calculator for the distance between caches using latitudes and longitudes. Can someone please tell me where it is?

Thanks

 

Are you running Windows? Try FizzyCalc

[+briansnat]

Here's one that works very nicely

[+Cardinal Red]

Here's one that works very nicely

 

Brian, all I see there is an online coordinate converter. Not a "calculator for the distance between caches using latitudes and longitudes".

 

If the OP is interested on an online solution, how about Compute true course and distance between points.

[+LoneStarKayaker]

Somewhere on this site is a calculator for the distance between caches using latitudes and longitudes. Can someone please tell me where it is?

Thanks

 

Thanks for the help.

[+briansnat]

Here's one that works very nicely

 

Brian, all I see there is an online coordinate converter. Not a "calculator for the distance between caches using latitudes and longitudes".

 

If the OP is interested on an online solution, how about Compute true course and distance between points.

 

look a little harder. One of the options near the bottom is "calculate distance"

[+Cardinal Red]

look a little harder. One of the options near the bottom is "calculate distance"

 

Thanks for pointing that out. You are absolutely correct. However, I must ask if you have ever personally used this feature at that link? And how do you rate it's suitability as a distance tool?

 

I have considerable experience with Lat/Long distance calculators. After a few initial unsuccessful attempts I was eventually able to make this one work. My review is that I don't like anything about it. It's so bad I don't think it's even constructive to point out it's shortcomings. I would not recommend it to an experienced user, much less a newbie.

[+fizzymagic]

I have considerable experience with Lat/Long distance calculators. After a few initial unsuccessful attempts I was eventually able to make this one work. My review is that I don't like anything about it. It's so bad I don't think it's even constructive to point out it's shortcomings. I would not recommend it to an experienced user, much less a newbie.

Ah, an interesting subject at an interesting time. I am considering making a version of FizzyCalc that will be useful to more people. I have three main options: First, one based on Python that will work with any desktop OS, but probably not too well with mobile devices. A second option is to do the whole thing in Javascript, which means it would not require a net connection but would work in everyone's browser. The third is to do an online version.

 

What do people think? I am personally done with Windows; my next home machine will be a Mac, so I am preparing myself to move all the tools I use to that platform. Cross-platform is definitely the way to go, but I want to make any future offering at least as easy to use as FizzyCalc.

[+DonB]

I have considerable experience with Lat/Long distance calculators. After a few initial unsuccessful attempts I was eventually able to make this one work. My review is that I don't like anything about it. It's so bad I don't think it's even constructive to point out it's shortcomings. I would not recommend it to an experienced user, much less a newbie.

Ah, an interesting subject at an interesting time. I am considering making a version of FizzyCalc that will be useful to more people. I have three main options: First, one based on Python that will work with any desktop OS, but probably not too well with mobile devices. A second option is to do the whole thing in Javascript, which means it would not require a net connection but would work in everyone's browser. The third is to do an online version.

 

What do people think? I am personally done with Windows; my next home machine will be a Mac, so I am preparing myself to move all the tools I use to that platform. Cross-platform is definitely the way to go, but I want to make any future offering at least as easy to use as FizzyCalc.

Option one would work for me because I probably would never use it on a mobile device, but option two would probably be best for the majority.

[+NYPaddleCacher]

I have considerable experience with Lat/Long distance calculators. After a few initial unsuccessful attempts I was eventually able to make this one work. My review is that I don't like anything about it. It's so bad I don't think it's even constructive to point out it's shortcomings. I would not recommend it to an experienced user, much less a newbie.

Ah, an interesting subject at an interesting time. I am considering making a version of FizzyCalc that will be useful to more people. I have three main options: First, one based on Python that will work with any desktop OS, but probably not too well with mobile devices. A second option is to do the whole thing in Javascript, which means it would not require a net connection but would work in everyone's browser. The third is to do an online version.

 

What do people think? I am personally done with Windows; my next home machine will be a Mac, so I am preparing myself to move all the tools I use to that platform. Cross-platform is definitely the way to go, but I want to make any future offering at least as easy to use as FizzyCalc.

 

Have you considered doing a version in Java. Except perhaps for some Linux distributions, Python is not typically installed natively in the O/S. As I see it, one of the advantage of doing something that will run without a network connection is that one could use it on a laptop from their vehicle, however, an online version with a moble browser friendly display would be really nice as well. As common as iPhone apps are these days I'd rather seen a web based (with e mobile stylesheet) application developed so that it's usuable by those with web enabled phones that are not iPhones (and I own an iPhone).

[+jim_carson]

I have considerable experience with Lat/Long distance calculators. After a few initial unsuccessful attempts I was eventually able to make this one work. My review is that I don't like anything about it. It's so bad I don't think it's even constructive to point out it's shortcomings. I would not recommend it to an experienced user, much less a newbie.

Ah, an interesting subject at an interesting time. I am considering making a version of FizzyCalc that will be useful to more people. I have three main options: First, one based on Python that will work with any desktop OS, but probably not too well with mobile devices. A second option is to do the whole thing in Javascript, which means it would not require a net connection but would work in everyone's browser. The third is to do an online version.

 

What do people think? I am personally done with Windows; my next home machine will be a Mac, so I am preparing myself to move all the tools I use to that platform. Cross-platform is definitely the way to go, but I want to make any future offering at least as easy to use as FizzyCalc.

 

With FizzyMagic's permission, I've ported FizzyCalc to the Mac. It's available as a free download from the Mac app store (web link). If there is sufficient interest, I can extend this to the iPhone.

Edited August 23, 2011 by jim_carson

[jholly]

I really don't see using anything besides a desktop/laptop for some time. And they will, of course, run the OS from the darkside. So I would vote for option 1. Mac, not likely, Linux, maybe, but too much stuff on WinDoze.

[+Harry Dolphin]

I use Distance Calculator

[+user13371]

...FizzyCalc to the Mac. ... If there is sufficient interest, I can extend this to the iPhone. ...

Thanks, I've wanted something like this for a long time. I will find use for it at home, but also imagine there'd be plenty of interest on handhelds also, iPhone and Android both.