Steamer Lady Elgin coordinate problem

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Posted by James Laing on June 16, 19101 at 19:08:40:

Thanks for the great info on the Lady Elgin. I noticed a problem with the coordinates you listed however.

You give the location as LAT/LON 42.13'41" / 87.43'89".

Please note that there are 60 minutes and 60 seconds, so the value of 89 seconds makes no sense. You probably meant 87 degrees, 43.89 minutes as is seen on GPS devices. To get seconds multiply .89 x 60 giving 53.4, so the correct value must be 87 degrees, 43 minutes 53.4 seconds.


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