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Re: V&H to Lat/Long?

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From: JF Mezei
Date: Wed, 02 Jul 2003 20:21
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Ralph wrote:
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> I'd like to convert CO V&H coords to Lat/Long. 

Can you provide a pointer to what V&H coordinates look like ?  Are they
relative to one point in a city for instance ?

To get latitude/longitute of a point at a certain distance/direction from
another known point, there are mathematical formulas:
http://williams.best.vwh.net/avform.htm
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