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In The Woods

In The Woods. Poor, Lonely Henry David Thoreau???. 1.15 miles between minutes. Local Pub. 42 o 27’ 03.24”N. Cabin. 42 o 26’ 25.44” N. The Canterbury Tales. Approx. 60 miles. skipwalter.net. http://www.npr.org/news/graphics/2009/apr/ct_map/. History. The Pony Express.

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In The Woods

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  1. In The Woods

  2. Poor, Lonely Henry David Thoreau??? 1.15 miles between minutes Local Pub 42o 27’ 03.24”N Cabin 42o 26’ 25.44” N

  3. The Canterbury Tales Approx. 60 miles

  4. skipwalter.net

  5. http://www.npr.org/news/graphics/2009/apr/ct_map/

  6. History

  7. The Pony Express

  8. The Pony Express

  9. Lewis and Clark Explorations

  10. Columbus Sailed the Ocean Blue in 1492 5,400 miles in 36 days

  11. Columbus 19o 30’ 13.89”N 69o 39’ 30.39”W 36o 21’ 33.88”N 7o 05’ 05.47”W

  12. Global Wind Patterns Trade Winds - About thirty degrees north & south of equator. Prevailing Westerlies - Between thirty & sixty degrees latitude Easterlies - About sixty degrees latitude

  13. Wind Patterns

  14. North and South Are Easy It’s Easy and West that’ll sink your ship

  15. The World Is Round Not Square At 38 degrees North Latitude latitude longitude 1 degree 364,000 ft (69 miles) 288,200 ft (54.6 miles) 1 minute 6068 ft (1.15 miles) 4800 ft (0.91 mile) 1 second 101 ft. 80 ft.

  16. I Need You To Cosign Cosine Open the calculator in Windows (Start  Programs Accessories Calculator) Click on View & Scientific Choose Decimal and Degrees Type in known latitude (must be in decimal degree format) Click the Cosine Key (cos) Multiply answer by 69

  17. For More Information Longitude by Dava Sobel

  18. Science

  19. Astronomy

  20. Ecology - Migrations of Birds

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