Exact coordinates of Mt Washington Summit

[mary]

would anyone happen to know the exact coordinates of mt washington summit?....weve looked them up and are getting different answers/numbers....thanks guys!

[Bill O]

There are different formats.

Degrees, minutes, seconds

or

Degrees, decimal degrees.

Are two popular formats.

Minutes and seconds are a little old fashioned, I prefer to use decimals.

[Acrophobe]

Wikipedia gives them as "44°16′14.98″N 71°18′12.54″W". Whether or not that's accurate, I don't know.

[Rich]

Yes I know them, how would you like them?

Decimal 44.27067 -71.30367

DDD MM.MMM N 44° 16.240 W 071° 18.220

DDD MM SS.SSS N 44° 16' 14.4012" W 71° 18' 13.2012"


Older Datum (NAD27)
DECIMAL 44.2707 -71.30421
DDD MM.MMM N 44° 16.242 W 071° 18.253
DDD MM SS.SSS N 44° 16' 14.5380" W 71° 18' 15.1704"


UTM (WGS84 Datum)
19T E 316146 N 4904517

British Grid
2329443 -4873535

Hope this helps.

[Steve M]

Yes I know them, how would you like them?

Decimal 44.27067 -71.30367

DDD MM.MMM N 44° 16.240 W 071° 18.220

DDD MM SS.SSS N 44° 16' 14.4012" W 71° 18' 13.2012"


Older Datum (NAD27)
DECIMAL 44.2707 -71.30421
DDD MM.MMM N 44° 16.242 W 071° 18.253
DDD MM SS.SSS N 44° 16' 14.5380" W 71° 18' 15.1704"


UTM (WGS84 Datum)
19T E 316146 N 4904517

British Grid
2329443 -4873535

Hope this helps.

Show off!

[Brad]

Be careful what you ask for.

[Rich]

Show off!

What? Me?

[mary]

holy moses!....be careful what you ask for is right!....sorry i didnt get back here....my mom has been sick....i was interested in the coordinates that would be displayed on a GPS, its north and west.....right?


Thanks for all the help!

[Brad]

holy moses!....be careful what you ask for is right!....sorry i didnt get back here....my mom has been sick....i was interested in the coordinates that would be displayed on a GPS, its north and west.....right?


Thanks for all the help!

Unless you are coming from Toronto. Then it is south and east.

[Rich]

Hope your mother is feeling better soon.