How much distance between degrees on long and lat??

[SouthFLTropics]

General question...how many miles are there between each degree of longitude and latitude?

[mascpa]

Not 100% sure but I believe 1 degree = approximately 60 miles.

[PatInTexas]

Try this: http://www.indo.com/cgi-bin/dist

[Cyclone Runner]

Degrees of latitude are parallel so the distance between each degree remains almost constant but since degrees of longitude are farthest apart at the equator and converge at the poles, their distance varies greatly.

Each degree of latitude is approximately 69 miles (111 kilometers) apart. The range varies (due to the earth's slightly ellipsoid shape) from 68.703 miles (110.567 km) at the equator to 69.407 (111.699 km) at the poles. This is convenient because each minute (1/60th of a degree) is approximately one mile.

A degree of longitude is widest at the equator at 69.172 miles (111.321) and gradually shrinks to zero at the poles. At 40° north or south the distance between a degree of longitude is 53 miles (85 km).

http://geography.about.com/library/faq/ ... degree.htm

[SouthFLTropics]

thank you for the replies...

[redirectedenergy]

One nautical mile is equal to 1 minute of latitude or longitude (if close to the tropics). The unit nautical mile originates from this one minute. One nautical mile is approximately equal to 1.15 statute miles.

[USCG_Hurricane_Watcher]

1 degree of LATITUDE = 60 nautical miles (2000 yards) don't confuse nautical with statute miles (1 mile = 5280 ft or 1760 yards.

Never use longitude to measure distance...spacing decreases as you approach the poles.