how do you calculate the grid bearing and distance between two locations with grid references?

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how do you calculate the grid bearing and distance between two locations with grid references?

2007-02-01 15:31:36 · 2 answers · asked by Long Pham 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Geography

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Grid bearing is an angular value of the difference between true north and the false north of the grid. most maps utilising a grid system will provide a grid/magnetic bearing diagram for you; if your map sheet has lat/long lines along with grid lines, you can calculate your bearing manually with a protractor.

2007-02-01 15:51:18 · answer #1 · answered by trimetrov 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Determine the travel in both the x and y coordinate. These will be the two legs of a right triangle and the actual travel is the hypotenuse. Use the Pythagorean Theorem to find the result.

2007-02-01 23:52:22 · answer #2 · answered by gebobs 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋