Distance and GPS..Help needed

[Fishfanatic]

Anyone.
Does anyone know How Degrees/Minutes/Seconds translates into distance?

More specifically I need to know how long is
1/2 mile or 800Yards in DD/MM/SS.

Last year someone tried to kick me off some
public hunting ground near Mille lacs.
He didn't know exaclty where his property
line ended. I know where it ends from one end
but I am having difficulty finding the marker
exactly 800 yards in. Thats why I am looking
for the number in DD/MM/SS.

ANy help is appreciated.
Thanks

[Bogsucker]

Distance (east/west) with regards to DD/MM/SS varies with latitude. switch your gps settings to utm (metric) which is in meters east and north. You might be able to close in on the point by finding it on the MNDNR Landview Interactive http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/maps/landview_dhtml.html site or maybe on Topozone then relocate the point in field using coordinates obtained from the interactive sites.

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[Bogsucker]

Or using UTM format add or subtract (800 yards = 731.5 meters), (880 yards = 1/2 mile = 804.7 meters) to your easting or northing. There is a difference between 800 yards and a 1/2 mile!

[Fishfanatic]

Thanks for the help.

I will be using this information.
I also learned alot about my GPS

Fishfanatic

[Bogsucker]

At 46 degrees north (Lake Mille Lacs) 1 degree longitude = 364670 feet, therefore 2640 feet = .0072394219 degrees = 00/00/26 longitude
I think!

I keep my gps in UTM mode to avoid confusion!

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